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Farr Scottish Gaelic: Fàrr
Farr at Far Bay
Farr Location within the Sutherland area
OS grid reference	NC721631
Council area	Highland
Lieutenancy area	Sutherland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Bettyhill
Postcode district	KW14 7

Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

List of places UK Scotland 58°32′16″N 4°11′49″W / 58.53775°N 4.19703°W / 58.53775; -4.19703

The Farr Stone at the graveyard of the Farr Parish Church, now the Strathnaver Museum

Farr (Scottish Gaelic: Fàrr) is a parish in the county of Sutherland in the Scottish council area of Highland. The parish also includes a small hamlet named Farr.^[1]^[2] The village of Bettyhill lies less than 1 mile (1.6 kilometres) to the west of the hamlet along the A836 road.

Parish of Farr

Villages and hamlets

The Parish of Farr is defined by the community council areas of 1) Bettyhill, Strathnaver and Altnaharra, 2) Strathy and Armadale and 3) Melvich (including Portskerra, Strath Halladale as far as Forsinard).Villages and hamlets within the parish of Farr include:

References

^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 10 Strath Naver (Bettyhill & Tongue) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319226100.
^ Gittings, B.M. "The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 15 March 2016.

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