Aultiphurst ( gd, Allt a' Phuirt), in Strathy,

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, is a village in the

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- The name Aultiphurst is a misspelling of , which is

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meaning a "stream" () of the (''a''), port (). Aultiphurst was settled as a clearance village mostly from the Naver

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. During the 19th century, more than 30 people worked several crofts belonging to the Mackays. Given its location exposed to occasional fierce winds from the

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, it is poor cropland, and has traditionally been used for grazing

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, mostly

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s and Cheviot breeds. The land around Aultiphurst is part of the Strathy Point and Laidnagullin common grazings. This is managed by the grazings committee and is owned by the Scottish Department of Agriculture. The crofts at Aultiphurst are named "Armadale croft 12, 11, 10, 9 and 8" on the old titles. All the crofts in Aultiphurst and

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were associated previously with Armadale. Sheep regularly drown in the wettest parts of the surrounding bogland. Aultiphurst accepts occasional overnight campers. Aultiphurst is in the Scottish council area of

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Populated places in Sutherland Aultiphurst {{Highland-geo-stub

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