Falls of Shin
Falls of Shin is a waterfall on the River Shin, in northern Scotland, near the villages of Bonar Bridge and Lairg. Falls of Shin had a popular visitor centre, managed as part of Balnagown Estates, a company owned by former Harrods boss Mohamed Al-Fayed.Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall on River Shin, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Shin Falls”
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. Carbisdale Castle is situated 2½ miles south of Falls of Shin.
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 2½ miles south of Falls of Shin.
Loch Laro
Lake
Photo: Graeme Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Laro is a lake, which is situated 2 miles east of Falls of Shin.
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. Invershin is situated 2½ miles south of Falls of Shin.
Gruids
Hamlet
Gruids is a small remote hamlet, in the council area of Highland, Scotland. Gruids is situated 3 miles north of Falls of Shin.
Falls of Shin
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.96061° or 57° 57′ 38″ northLongitude
-4.40707° or 4° 24′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C9QXH6V+65OpenStreetMap ID
node 302255055OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallWikidata ID
Q2066015
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Falls of Shin” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Falls of Shin”
- German: “Falls of Shin”
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Highlights include Falls of Shin Visitor Centre and Falls of Shin.
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