Old Shaft

Old Shaft is a historic site in Highland Council, Scotland. Old Shaft is situated nearby to the archaeological site Castle Hill, Motte, as well as near the historic site Brora Brick Works.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brora railway station and Clynelish distillery.

Brora railway station

Railway station

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Brora railway station is a railway station serving the small town of Brora in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line, 90 miles 48 chains from Inverness, between Dunrobin Castle and Helmsdale. Brora railway station is situated 4,000 feet east of Old Shaft.

Clynelish distillery

Distillery

Photo: Alan Jamieson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Clynelish distillery is a distillery near Brora, Sutherland in the Highlands of Scotland. The original Clynelish distillery was built in 1819, adjacent to the present Clynelish distillery, which was built in 1967. Clynelish distillery is situated 1 mile north of Old Shaft.

Brora distillery

Distillery

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Brora distillery is a Highland single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Brora, Scotland. It operated between 1819 and 1983 before being mothballed until 2021, when it was reactivated. Brora distillery is situated 1 mile north of Old Shaft.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brora and Doll.

Brora

Village

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Brora is a village in the east of Sutherland, in the Highland area of Scotland.

Doll

Village

Doll is a scattered mixed crofting township and rural village 2 miles southwest of Brora, on the A9 coast road, on the east coast of Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.