River Shin

The River Shin is a river in the Scottish North West Highlands. The river flows from the southern end of , next to the village of . It flows in a generally southward direction, passing by Shin Forest and over the .
Wikipedia
  • Stream
  • …lies at an elevation of 13 feet (4 metres)
  • …is also known as “Abhainn Sin”
  • Description: river in Highland, Scotland, UK, flows into the Kyle of Sutherland

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carbisdale Castle and Invershin railway station.
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was built in 1907 for the Duchess…
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is a railway station in the council area of .
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serves the village of …

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Inveran and Invershin.
is a small village in the Parish of …
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is a scattered village in the Parish…
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is a small village in , , Scotland.

River Shin

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Latitude
57.93542° or 57° 56′ 8″ north
Longitude
-4.41324° or 4° 24′ 48″ west
Open location code
9C9QWHPP+5P
Geo­Names ID
2637971
Wiki­data ID
Q3433823

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“River Shin” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Abhainn Sin”
  • Cebuano: “River Shin”
  • Cornish: “Abhainn Sin”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر شين”
  • French: “Shin”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Sin”
  • Irish: “Sin”
  • Japanese: “シン川”
  • Japanese: “リバー・シン”
  • Manx: “Abhainn Sin”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Abhainn Sin”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Sin”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Shin”
  • Swedish: “River Shin”
  • Welsh: “Abhainn Sin”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Creag a‘ Choineachan and Eilean na h-Aibhne.

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