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Brabsterdorran is an area of the
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. Buildings include Bower Community Hall and the Old Free Church Manse, previously derelict, but now restored and lived in by the Irwin family. The manse was featured on
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's "A House with a Past" programme. Notable residents have included David Sinclair of Brabsterdorran, who fought for the Jacobite cause in the Battle of Sheriffmuir.


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Populated places in Caithness {{Highland-geo-stub