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Invershin ( gd, Inbhir Sin) is a scattered village in the Parish of Creich, south of Lairg and north of Bonar Bridge in the south of
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 ...
in the Scottish Highlands and is in the
Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...
council area of
Highland Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elevated mountainous plateau or high hills. Generally speaking, upland (or uplands) refers to ranges of hills, typically from up to while highland (or highlands) is ...
. Invershin is located close to the junction of the River Shin and the River Oykel. Lands of "Inverchyn" or "Inverchen" are mentioned in 13th century documents. The motte remains of
Invershin Castle Invershin Castle was a motte castle, located near Invershin, Highland in Scotland. History The castle was constructed possibly in the 12th century, on a bank above the Kyle of Sutherland, close to the junction of the River Shin and the River Oy ...
are located near Invershin. It is served by
Invershin railway station , symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Invershin railway station, Highland (geograph 4418544).jpg , borough = Invershin, Highland , country = Scotland , coordinates = ...
, and is the location of the
Shin Railway Viaduct The Shin Railway Viaduct (also known as the Invershin Viaduct or Oykel 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 a ...
which carries the Far North Line across the Kyle of Sutherland. In 2000, a footbridge was added to the northern side of the viaduct and is part of National Cycle Network Route 1.


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Populated places in Sutherland {{Highland-geo-stub