Shin Railway Viaduct

#4563 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Facts and practical information

The Shin Railway 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 at the north-eastern end of the viaduct, while Culrain railway station is a short distance to the south. ()

Completed: 1868 (156 years ago)Coordinates: 57°55'26"N, 4°24'4"W

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ScotlandUnited Kingdom

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Shin Railway Viaduct – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Falls of Shin, Carbisdale Castle.

2.5 miN
Natural attraction, Nature and wildlife, Hiking trail
Falls of Shin, Bonar Bridge
65 min walk • Falls of Shin is a waterfall on the River Shin, in northern Scotland, near the villages of Bonar Bridge and Lairg. Falls of Shin had a popular visitor centre, managed as part of Balnagown Estates, a company owned by former Harrods boss Mohamed Al-Fayed.
~1600 ftW
Forts and castles, Reportedly haunted
Carbisdale Castle
8 min walk • Carbisdale Castle was built in 1907 for the Duchess of Sutherland on a hill across the Kyle of Sutherland from Invershin in the Scottish Highlands. Until 2011 it was used as a youth hostel, operated by the Scottish Youth Hostels Association.

Shin Railway Viaduct

Facts and practical information

Shin Railway Viaduct plan & book

Shin Railway Viaduct – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Falls of Shin, Bonar Bridge

Carbisdale Castle