Bower railway station
Bower was a railway station located near Loch Scarmclate, Highland between Halkirk and Wick. The station opened on 28 July 1874. It was one of a number of smaller stations on the Far North Line which were closed in 1960.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Abandoned railway station
- Description: railway station in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Bower Railway Station” and “Bower Station”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bower and Watten.
Bower
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bower is a village and civil parish in Highland, Scotland It is 10 miles from Thurso and around 11 miles from Wick. Bower is served by Wick, Thurso and Castletown for shopping, taxis and post offices. Bower is situated 3½ miles northeast of Bower railway station.
Watten
Village
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Watten is a small village in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland, on the main road between the burgh of Wick and the town of Thurso, about twelve kilometres west of Wick and close to Wick River and to Loch Watten. Watten is situated 3½ miles southeast of Bower railway station.
Halkirk
Village
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Halkirk is a village on the River Thurso in Caithness, in the Highland council area of Scotland. From Halkirk the B874 road runs towards Thurso in the north and towards Georgemas in the east. Halkirk is situated 4½ miles west of Bower railway station.
Bower railway station
- Categories: railway station and transportation
- Location: Caithness, Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Bower railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Bower”
- French: “Bower”
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