Forsinard
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Forsinard | |
Scottish Gaelic: Forsan Àird | |
Forsinard shown within Scotland |
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Council area | Highland |
Lieutenancy area | Sutherland |
Constituent country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | FORSINARD |
Postcode district | KW13 |
Dialling code | 01641 |
Police | Northern |
Fire | Highlands and Islands |
Ambulance | Scottish |
European Parliament | Scotland |
UK Parliament | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross |
Scottish Parliament | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross constituency in the Highlands and Islands electoral region |
List of places: UK • Scotland |
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 has its own railway station on the Far North Line. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds run a 100 square kilometre (24,000 acre) nature reserve and a visitor centre at Forsinard. The reserve consists mainly of peat bog, which attracts a large range of birds and wildlife.
[edit] Rail Transport
Forsinard Railway Station lies on the picturesque Far North Line, north of Kinbrace and south of Altnabreac. The station is managed by First ScotRail.