Forsinard
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| Forsinard | |
| Scottish Gaelic: Forsan Àird | |
  Forsinard shown within Scotland |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| 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.
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