Invershin Castle
Invershin Castle is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Invershin Castle is situated nearby to Invershin Cemetery, as well as near Carbisdale Castle.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carbisdale Castle and Invershin railway station.
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.
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. Invershin railway station is situated 4,000 feet southeast of Invershin Castle.
Culrain railway station
Railway station
Photo: John Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Culrain railway station serves the village of Culrain in Kyle of Sutherland in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is located on the Far North Line. Culrain railway station is situated 1 mile south of Invershin Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Inveran and Invershin.
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.
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.
Invershin Castle
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.93368° or 57° 56′ 1″ northLongitude
-4.41221° or 4° 24′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C9QWHMQ+F4OpenStreetMap ID
node 13664665808OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Invershin Cemetery and Invershin Hall.
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