Ardgay

Ardgay Scottish Gaelic: Àird Gaoith Scots: Airdgay
Ardgay
Ardgay shown within the Sutherland area
Population	500 est in 2015
OS grid reference	NH599904
Council area	Highland
Lieutenancy area	Sutherland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ARDGAY
Postcode district	IV24
Dialling code	01863 766 or 760 (01863 755 for Craigs)
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Scottish Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
List of places UK Scotland 57°52′52″N 4°21′46″W / 57.8811°N 4.36288°W / 57.8811; -4.36288Coordinates: 57°52′52″N 4°21′46″W / 57.8811°N 4.36288°W / 57.8811; -4.36288

Ardgay (Scottish Gaelic: Àird Gaoith or Àird Ghaoithe) ["high wind" - see below Further reading: MacGregor] is a small Scottish village on the south west shore of the Dornoch Firth, Sutherland and is 1 mile south from Bonar Bridge and lies at the entrance to Strathcarron, the valley of the River Carron and is at the mouth of the Kyle of Sutherland.

In the Highland Council area, Ardgay is in Ward 1, the North, West and Central Sutherland ward. The Ardgay & District Community Council serves the area.

Ardgay is served by Ardgay railway station. The hamlet of Kincardine lies less than 1 mile south east along the A836 coast road. National Cycle Route 1 passes through Ardgay.

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