Badbea
Ghost town · United Kingdom
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 58.159, -3.551
Why it was abandoned
❔ Cause unknown
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History
Badbea is a former clearance village perched on the steep slopes above the cliff tops of Berriedale on the east coast of Caithness, Scotland. Situated around 5 miles (8 km) north of Helmsdale, the village was newly settled in the 18th and 19th centuries by families evicted from their homes when the straths of Langwell, Ousdale and Berriedale were cleared for the establishment of sheep farms. Some 28 evicted families resettled in the community.