Forsinard

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Forsinard
Scottish Gaelic: Forsan Àird
Forsinard is located in Sutherland
Forsinard
Forsinard
 Forsinard shown within the Sutherland area
OS grid reference NC891430
Council area Highland
Lieutenancy area Sutherland
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town FORSINARD
Postcode district KW13
Dialling code 01641
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK Parliament Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Scottish Parliament Caithness, Sutherland and Ross constituency in the Highlands and Islands electoral region
List of places
UK
Scotland

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File:The Forsinard Hotel.jpg
The Forsinard Hotel

Forsinard is a hamlet in the county of Sutherland in the Highland area of Scotland. It is located on the A897 road in Strath Halladale. It is served by a hotel and railway station on the Far North Line.

Forsinard is situated in the Flow Country, an area of peat bog which straddles the borders of Caithness and Sutherland. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds runs a 100 km2 (25,000-acre) nature reserve and a visitor centre at Forsinard. The Flow Country reserve attracts a large range of birds and wildlife.

Rail transport

Forsinard Railway Station lies on the picturesque Far North Line, north of Kinbrace and south of Altnabreac. It was opened by the Highland Railway on 28 July 1874. From 1 January 1923 it was owned by the London Midland and Scottish Railway. The station is currently managed by First ScotRail. The station building is used as the RSPB visitor centre.

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