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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 820 feet east of Eilean na h-Aibhne.

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. Shin Railway Viaduct is situated 650 feet southeast of Eilean na h-Aibhne.

Places in the Area

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.

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