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Coordinates: 57°55.5′N 4°24′W / 57.9250°N 4.400°W / 57.9250; -4.400
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| name = Kyle Of Sutherland
| name = Kyle Of Sutherland
| other_name = "The Kyle"
| other_name = "The Kyle"
| image =File:Kyle of Sutherland from Struie Hill viewpoint. - geograph.org.uk - 1042051.jpg
| image =File:Kyle of Sutherland from Struie Hill viewpoint. - geograph.org.uk - 1042051.jpg
| location = From [[Rosehall]] to [[Spinningdale]]
| location = From [[Rosehall]] to [[Spinningdale]]
| type =[[Estuary]]
| type =[[Estuary]]
| inflow = [[River Carron]], [[Loch Shin]], [[River Cassley]], [[River Oykel]]
| inflow = [[River Carron, Sutherland|River Carron]], [[Loch Shin]], [[River Cassley]], [[River Oykel]]
| outflow = [[Dornoch Firth]]
| outflow = [[Dornoch Firth]]
| date-flooded = {{Start date and age|1892|01|29|mf=y}}
| date-flooded = {{Start date and age|1892|01|29|mf=y}}
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The Kyle did separate Sutherland and Ross-shire for centuries until 1975<ref>[[Counties of Scotland#Reform]] Counties & reorganisation</ref><ref>http://p4modeller.wordpress.com/2-kyle-of-sutherland/ note of county boundary changes</ref> when the old Scottish counties were abolished. The counties of Sutherland and Ross became districts of the Highland Region, with altered boundaries. As a result of this, the Kyle became wholly part of Sutherland, though most locals continue to refer to the original boundaries.
The Kyle did separate Sutherland and Ross-shire for centuries until 1975<ref>[[Counties of Scotland#Reform]] Counties & reorganisation</ref><ref>http://p4modeller.wordpress.com/2-kyle-of-sutherland/ note of county boundary changes</ref> when the old Scottish counties were abolished. The counties of Sutherland and Ross became districts of the Highland Region, with altered boundaries. As a result of this, the Kyle became wholly part of Sutherland, though most locals continue to refer to the original boundaries.


== 1892 Flooding ==
==1892 Flooding==
The first Bonar Bridge was built in 1812 after the [[Battle of Culloden]] <nowiki/>it was engineered by [[Thomas Telford]]. 80 years later the Bridge was swept away by a flood on 29 January 1892, a winter of many great floods in the North of Scotland. Apparently this event occurred as predicted by the [[Brahan Seer]].
The first Bonar Bridge was built in 1812 after the [[Battle of Culloden]] <nowiki/>it was engineered by [[Thomas Telford]]. 80 years later the Bridge was swept away by a flood on 29 January 1892, a winter of many great floods in the North of Scotland. Apparently this event occurred as predicted by the [[Brahan Seer]].



Revision as of 15:07, 13 August 2016

Kyle Of Sutherland
"The Kyle"
LocationFrom Rosehall to Spinningdale
TypeEstuary
Primary inflowsRiver Carron, Loch Shin, River Cassley, River Oykel
Primary outflowsDornoch Firth
First floodedJanuary 29, 1892; 132 years ago (1892-01-29)
SettlementsBonar Bridge, Ardgay, Spinningdale, Rosehall
Kyle of Sutherland

The Kyle of Sutherland (Template:Lang-gd) is a river estuary that separates Sutherland from Ross-shire. It flows into the Dornoch Firth and is fed by the rivers Oykel, Shin, River Cassley and Carron.

The downstream extent[1] of the Kyle of Sutherland is the eponymous bridge at Bonar Bridge. The upstream end of 'the Kyle' as it is locally known, is the furthest inland extent of tidal water,[2] which corresponds to 'the bailey bridge', beyond Rosehall.

The Kyle did separate Sutherland and Ross-shire for centuries until 1975[3][4] when the old Scottish counties were abolished. The counties of Sutherland and Ross became districts of the Highland Region, with altered boundaries. As a result of this, the Kyle became wholly part of Sutherland, though most locals continue to refer to the original boundaries.

1892 Flooding

The first Bonar Bridge was built in 1812 after the Battle of Culloden it was engineered by Thomas Telford. 80 years later the Bridge was swept away by a flood on 29 January 1892, a winter of many great floods in the North of Scotland. Apparently this event occurred as predicted by the Brahan Seer.

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57°55.5′N 4°24′W / 57.9250°N 4.400°W / 57.9250; -4.400