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'''Sutherland''' is a [[British counties|shire]] in the north and west of the [[Scottish Highlands]]. Having around 13,000 inhabitants, Sutherland is among the most sparsely populated counties in Great Britain. The county is mainly mountainous. It is bound by coast to the north, south-east and west, having land borders with the counties [[Caithness]], [[Cromartyshire]] and [[Ross-shire]]. The county town is [[Dornoch]], which is the county's only former royal burgh.  
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'''Sutherland''' is a [[British counties|shire]] in the north and west of the [[Scottish Highlands]]. Having around 13,000 inhabitants, Sutherland is among the most sparsely populated counties in Great Britain. The county is mainly mountainous. It is bound by coast to the north, south-east and west, having land borders with the counties [[Caithness]], [[Cromartyshire]] and [[Ross-shire]]. The county town is [[Dornoch]], which is the county's only former royal burgh.
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== Cultural references ==
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The 1987 song "Letter From America" by [[The Proclaimers]], a song about the Highland Clearances, contains the line "Sutherland no more".
    
[[Category:Scottish counties]]
 
[[Category:Scottish counties]]
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