Forsinard
Forsinard
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![]() Walls on Ben Griam Beg from a clearance village | |
Location within the Sutherland area | |
OS grid reference | NC891430 |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | FORSINARD |
Postcode district | KW13 |
Dialling code | 01641 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Forsinard (/ˌfɔːrsɪnˈɑːrd/ FOR-sin-ARD) is a hamlet in the county of Sutherland in the Highland area of Scotland.[1] It is located on the A897 road in Strath Halladale. It is served by a railway station on the Far North Line. The local hotel closed several years ago, but there is now a B&B just across the level crossing.
Forsinard is situated in the Flow Country, an area of peat bog which straddles the borders of Caithness and Sutherland. The 13,000-hectare (33,000-acre) Forsinard estate was purchased in 1977 by Basil Baird.[2] The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) runs a 154 km2 (38,000-acre) nature reserve and a visitor centre at Forsinard. The Forsinard Flows national nature reserve attracts a large range of birds and wildlife.[3]
Rail transport
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Forsinard Railway Station lies on the picturesque Far North Line, located north of Kinbrace and south of Altnabreac.
It was opened by the Highland Railway on 28 July 1874. From 1 January 1923 it was owned by the London Midland and Scottish Railway. The station is currently managed by ScotRail. The original two-storey station building, which is located on the northbound platform, is used as the RSPB visitor centre.
References
- ^ "Forsinard". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ Campbell, Alan (20 May 1981). "For sale at over £700,000... wilderness with possibilities". The Glasgow Herald. p. 9. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ "Forsinard Flows". RSPB. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
External links
- Forsinard Flows on the RSPB website
- grid reference NC891430