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Lairg
Lairg ( gd, An Luirg, meaning "the shank/shin") is a village and parish in Sutherland, Scotland. It has a population of 891 and is at the south-eastern end of Loch Shin. Lairg is unusual in the northern Highlands in being a large settlement that is not on the coast. One of the reasons that Lairg is slightly bigger than other non-coastal Highland villages is its central location within the county of Sutherland. Having four roads which meet in the village, it used to be known as "The Crossroads of the North". In the 19th century, it was provided with a railway station (at ), on what is now the Far North Line. This development means that the north-west of Sutherland is now easier to reach. (The Far North Line links Inverness in the south with Thurso and Wick in the north.) Sheep sales Lairg is the location of the largest single-day sheep sale in Europe. These auctions take place in August and bring people from all over Scotland to buy or sell their animals. Gala Week In Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Far North Line
The Far North Line is a rural railway line entirely within the Highland area of Scotland, extending from Inverness to Thurso and Wick. As the name suggests, it is the northernmost railway in the United Kingdom. The line is entirely single-track, with only passing loops at some intermediate stations allowing trains to pass each other. In common with other railway lines in the Highlands and northern Lowlands, it is not electrified and all trains are diesel-powered. Route Like the A9 trunk road north of Inverness, the Far North Line generally follows the east-facing coastline of the Moray Firth, with both termini (Inverness and Wick) located on the coast. As such, the railway links many of the same places as the road. Many more places were served by both the railway and the road before three new road bridges were built: across the Moray Firth (between Inverness and the Black Isle), the Cromarty Firth and the Dornoch Firth. As a result, at some locations railway is now a long w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lairg Railway Station
, symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Lairg Station.JPG , caption = The view northward in 2009 , borough = Lairg, Highland , country = Scotland , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , grid_position = , manager = ScotRail , platforms = 2 , code = LRG , original = Sutherland Railway , pregroup = Highland Railway , postgroup = LMSR , years = 28 July 1874 , events = Open , mpassengers = , footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road Lairg railway station is a railway station just south of the village of Lairg in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line, from , between Invershin and Rogart. ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services. History The station opened on 28 July 187 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lairg Gravity Low
The Lairg gravity low is a possible impact crater in Scotland about 40 kilometres in diameter, with a centre near the town of Lairg in the Scottish Highlands. Its identity as an impact crater is suspected due to the impact deposits present in the Stac Fada Member 50 km to the west. However, this has been disputed, with other studies suggesting that an impact in The Minch is more likely. Description Relative to the residual gravity field, at the centre it is 23 mGal lower than the surrounding terrain. The gravity anomaly is approximately 40 km across, and somewhat irregularly shaped towards the edges. It is quite similar to that of the Ries impact crater. A detailed analysis of the gravity data found that the anomaly has no central uplift as would be expected of a crater of this size, though it possessed anomalies that was suggested represented a peak ring. The authors proposed that the anomaly was an eroded remnant of a larger (~ 100 km diameter) crater, which w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sutherland
Sutherland ( gd, Cataibh) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area in the Highlands of Scotland. Its county town is Dornoch. Sutherland borders Caithness and Moray Firth to the east, Ross-shire and Cromartyshire (later combined into Ross and Cromarty) to the south and the Atlantic to the north and west. Like its southern neighbour Ross-shire, Sutherland has some of the most dramatic scenery in Europe, especially on its western fringe where the mountains meet the sea. These include high sea cliffs, and very old mountains composed of Precambrian and Cambrian rocks. The name ''Sutherland'' dates from the era of Norwegian Viking rule and settlement over much of the Highlands and Islands, under the rule of the jarl of Orkney. Although it contains some of the northernmost land in the island of Great Britain, it was called ' ("southern land") from the standpoint of Orkney and Caithness. In Gaelic, the area is referred to according to its traditional areas: ' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loch Shin
Loch Shin ( gd, Loch Sìn, ) is a loch in the Scottish North West Highlands. To the south is the small town of Lairg. The loch, the largest in Sutherland, runs from the north-west to the south-east and is long. In the 1950s, the level of the loch was raised by over by the construction of Lairg Dam by Wimpey Construction as part of a hydro-electric scheme.White, p. 32 Around the loch there are mountain ranges; the Ben More Assynt in the west and Ben Klibreck () to the east. The loch drains to the North Sea by way of the short River Shin that feeds into the Dornoch Firth at Bonar Bridge. Three miles to the north of Lairg is a monument in remembrance of an early attempt to tame the Highlands. The area around the loch is a centre for sheep farming in Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonar Bridge
Bonar Bridge ( gd, Drochaid a' Bhanna, ) is a village on the north bank of the Kyle of Sutherland to the west and the Dornoch Firth to the east in the Parish of Creich in the Highland council area of Scotland. The Kyle of Sutherland ("the Kyle" for locals) is a river estuary of the Rivers Oykel, Cassley, Shin and Carron that all enter the Kyle above the bridge at Bonar. The estuary (downstream) and the rivers (upstream) separate Sutherland from Ross and Cromarty to the south, and the estuary opens into the Dornoch Firth to the east. History Pre-History Evidence of pre-historic inhabitance abounds in the area with many ancient hut circles and cairns. One excavation was performed in 2004 by the ''Time Team'' UK Television program. It excavated a small henge and a crannog (artificial-island home) in Loch Migdale. Migdale Hoard In May 1900, a priceless collection of early Bronze Age jewellery known as the Migdale Hoard was discovered by workmen blasting a granite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogart Railway Station
, symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Rogart Station - geograph.org.uk - 1854168.jpg , caption = The station in 2010, looking west , borough = Rogart, Highland , country = Scotland , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , grid_position = , manager = ScotRail , platforms = 2 , code = ROG , original = Sutherland Railway , pregroup = Highland Railway , postgroup = London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways , years = 13 July 1868 , events = Opened as ''Rogart'' , years1 = 13 June 1960 , events1 = Closed , years2 = 6 March 1961 , events2 = Reopened , years3 = 12 June 1961 , events3 = Renamed ''Rogart Halt'' , years4 = ? , events4 = Renamed ''Rogart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invershin Railway Station
, symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Invershin railway station, Highland (geograph 4418544).jpg , borough = Invershin, Highland , country = Scotland , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , grid_position = , manager = ScotRail , platforms = 1 , code = INH , original = Sutherland Railway , pregroup = Highland Railway , postgroup = LMSR , years = 13 April 1868 , events = Opened , mpassengers = , footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road Invershin railway station is a railway station in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line, from , between Culrain and Lairg. ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services. History The station opened on 13 April 1868, as part of the Sutherland Railwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achany
Achany is a hamlet in Sutherland in the Scottish council area of Highland, Scotland. It lies off the B864 road on the west bank of the River Shin south of Lairg. The hamlet, which includes the Achany Glen (or Achany Forest), is also home to a Category B Listed building, Achany House, and a wind farm development that garners a community benefit fund. Geography Achany Glen is a mixed conifer forest of mixed broadleaf native woodland that lies to the west of the Shin Falls Visitor Centre. It contains many small glades, characterised by alders and birch coppice, as well as wood sorrel and moss. A trail spur, the salmon leap viewpoint, is located on the glen's Riverside Walk. Energy Construction of an onshore wind farm began in April 2009 and was completed in 2010, generating 38 Megawatts through 19 turbines. The Achany Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund was launched in early 2010, provided by SSE, the wind farm's developer, and managed by the Scottish Community Foundation, a reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam McDonald
Sam McDonald (1762 – 6 May 1802), called "Big Sam", was a Scotsman of unusual height for his day who had a distinguished military career and was a noted "strongman". Most sources state his height as , with a burly build, although one 1822 source claims . Life Born in Lairg, Sutherland in 1762, he served in the 2nd Sutherland Fencibles 1779–83 and the Royal Scots 1783–1789 (where he served as Fugleman or drill-leader). From 1791 to 1793 he was employed by the Prince of Wales as lodge porter at Carlton House, and during this time appeared at the Drury Lane Theatre playing Hercules in "Cymon and Iphigenia". From 1793 to 1799 he was a sergeant in the 3rd Sutherland Fencibles, and from 1799 until his death in 1802 in the newly formed 93rd Sutherland. Due to his height and bulk he generally marched to the side of the formation, leading the regimental mascot, a deer. He was frequently detached for recruiting, and his image was later used on recruiting posters. Sergeant MacDona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lochinver
Lochinver (''Loch an Inbhir'' in Gaelic) is a village that is located at the head of the sea loch Loch Inver, on the coast in the Assynt district of Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. A few miles northeast is Loch Assynt which is the source of the River Inver which flows into Loch Inver at the village. There are 200 or so lochans in the area which makes the place very popular with anglers. Lochinver is dominated by the "sugar loaf" shape of ''Caisteal Liath'', the summit peak of nearby Suilven. Fishing port Lochinver is an important fishing port in Scotland; frequented by European fishermen primarily from Spain and France. Lochinver underwent a major renewal project in the 1990s where the harbour area was rebuilt and a new and much improved loading area was created. This new development involved blasting an area of several hectares out of the surrounding rock. At present the area is mostly undeveloped, with the exception of a new Sports Centre. In 2020, Lochinver was the fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achinduich
Achinduich ( Gaelic: Achadh an Dabhaich) is a hamlet on the east bank of the River Shin in the Scottish Highlands about 4 miles south of Lairg, Sutherland. It is in the Highland Council area Highland ( gd, A' Ghàidhealtachd, ; sco, Hieland) is a council area in the Scottish Highlands and is the largest local government area in the United Kingdom. It was the 7th most populous council area in Scotland at the 2011 census. It shar .... References Populated places in Sutherland {{Highland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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