Portgower
Portgower is a former fishing village with an inn in the parish of Loth on the east coast of Scotland near Helmsdale, Sutherland, the Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of the Highlands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Helmsdale railway station.
Helmsdale railway station
Railway station
Photo: Railwayfan2005, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Helmsdale railway station is a railway station serving the village of Helmsdale in the Highland council area, northern Scotland. It is located on the Far North Line, between Brora and Kildonan, 101 miles 40 chains from Inverness. Helmsdale railway station is situated 1½ miles northeast of Portgower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gartymore and West Helmsdale.
Gartymore
Hamlet
Gartymore is an area, lying on the east coast of Sutherland and located less than 0.5 miles south west of Helmsdale, close to West Helmsdale, in the Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
West Helmsdale
Hamlet
Photo: Steven Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Helmsdale is a small settlement lying on the right bank of the River Helmsdale, on the east coast of Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The village of Helmsdale lies on the left bank of the River Helmsdale.
Helmsdale
Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Helmsdale is a fishing village in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands, about two hours by road or rail north of Inverness. In 2011 its population was 764. The name derives from Norse Hjalmundal, the "Dale of the Helmet".
Portgower
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.0983° or 58° 5′ 54″ northLongitude
-3.68707° or 3° 41′ 13″ westElevation
144 feet (44 metres)Open location code
9CCR38X7+85OpenStreetMap ID
node 5356161965OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Portgower from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Italian—“Portgower” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Portgower”
- Dutch: “Portgower”
- French: “Portgower”
- Italian: “Portgower”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Portgower”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Culgower and Marrel.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Portgower, Broch site and Dun Phail, Broch.
Scotland: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Dundee.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Portgower”. Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 4.0.