Ardgay

Ardgay /ɑːrdˈɡaɪ/ ard-GY (Scottish Gaelic: Àird Gaoith^[2] or Àird Ghaoithe)^[3] ["high wind"] 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.

Ardgay Scottish Gaelic: Àird Gaoith Scots: Airdgay
Ardgay Location within the Sutherland area
Population	517 (2001)[1]
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
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Scottish Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
List of places UK Scotland 57.8811°N 4.36288°W / 57.8811; -4.36288

Ardgay Centre

In the Highland Council area, Ardgay is in Ward 1, the North, West and Central Sutherland ward. The Ardgay and District Community Council^[4] serves the area. Ardgay is also the postal town for the area covered by IV24, even although Bonar Bridge is a larger settlement and provides the Delivery Office for the IV24 local area.^[5]

Ardgay is served by Ardgay railway station.^[6] The hamlet of Kincardine lies less than 1 mile south east along the A836 coast road. National Cycle Route 1^[7][8] passes through Ardgay.