Strathy (from Scottish Gaelic Srathaidh 'place of the strath') is a scattered community in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands. Strathy is on the north coast of Scotland, on the A836 road some twenty miles west of Thurso. The village itself includes at least three distinct areas: * Strathy East (on the right-hand side when passing through the village in the direction of Bettyhill, accessed by two roads leading towards Strathy Beach), * Strathy West (immediately to the south of Strathy East) * Strathy Point.