Eilean na h-Aibhne
Eilean na h-Aibhne is an islet in Scotland, United Kingdom. Eilean na h-Aibhne is situated nearby to the village Invershin, as well as near Culrain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Invershin railway station and Carbisdale Castle.
Invershin railway station
Railway station
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Invershin railway station is a railway station in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line, 61 miles 34 chains from Inverness, between Culrain and Lairg. ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.
Carbisdale Castle
Castle
Photo: Malc McDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carbisdale Castle was built in 1907 for the Duchess of Sutherland on a hill across the Kyle of Sutherland from Invershin in the Scottish Highlands. From 1945 to 2011 it was used as a youth hostel, operated by the Scottish Youth Hostels Association.
Shin Railway Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Graeme Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Shin Railway Viaduct is a railway viaduct that crosses the Kyle of Sutherland.The viaduct carries the Far North Line between Inverness and Wick and Thurso. Invershin railway station is at the north-eastern end of the viaduct, while Culrain railway station is a short distance to the south.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Invershin and Culrain.
Invershin
Village
Photo: Andrew Longton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Invershin is a scattered village in the Parish of Creich, 6 miles south of Lairg and 4 miles north of Bonar Bridge in the south of Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Culrain
Village
Photo: Donald Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Culrain is a small village in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. In 1650, the Battle of Carbisdale took place just outside the village.
Inveran
Hamlet
Inveran is a small village in the Parish of Creich located in the Sutherland region of the Highland Council area of Scotland. It is situated on the A837 at the head of the Dornoch Firth and the site of the Shin Hydro-electric Power Station.
Eilean na h-Aibhne
- Type: Islet
- Categories: forest, locality, and landform
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.92506° or 57° 55′ 30″ northLongitude
-4.40379° or 4° 24′ 14″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
9C9QWHGW+2FOpenStreetMap ID
way 103248941OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13284586
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