- A836 road
The A836
road is entirely within the Highland area ofScotland , and 129mile s (208 km) long.It branches from the A9 near
Tain and runs generally north throughBonar Bridge andLairg , until Tongue. Between Lairg and Tongue the road is single track for 38 miles (61 km). At Tongue the road turns east, following the north coast, passing throughThurso , and eventually ending atJohn o' Groats , where it meets the A99.Although the road starts in
Ross and Cromarty and ends inCaithness , the majority of its length is inSutherland .Towns, villages and junctions
The A882 runs through or near towns and villages listed below. Junctions listed are with other classified roads.
*Tain , A9,Ordnance Survey gbmapping|NH750843
** From near Tain, south of theDornoch Firth Bridge , the A9 runs
*** generally north/northeast toThurso and
*** generally south to Tain,Inverness , Perth andFalkirk .*
Struie Wood , B9176, gbmapping|NH633872
** The A836 here is east-west aligned, and Struie Wood is in fact woodland south of the road. From Struie Wood the B9176 runs generally south to the A9 nearAlness andEvanton .*
Ardgay , gbmappingsmall|NH599904*
Bonar Bridge , A949, gbmappingsmall|NH610915
** From Bonar Bridge the A949 runs generally east toDornoch , via staggered junctions with the A9 north of theDornoch Firth Bridge .*
Invershin , A837, gbmappingsmall|NH577965
** From Invershin the A837 runs generally east/northeast toLochinver .*
Lairg , A839, gbmappingsmall|NC581059 and gbmappingsmall|NC582064
** From staggered junctions in the Lairg area the A839 road runs:
*** generally west/southwest to the A837 atRosehall nearInvercassley and
*** generally east/southeast to the A9 atThe Mound , nearGolspie .* Near Lairg, A838, gbmappingsmall|NC573099
**This A838 junction is about one mile (2 km) north of Lairg. The A838 runs generally northwest, then generally north toDurness and then generally east to rejoin the A836 at Tongue.*
Altnaharra , B873, gbmappingsmall|NC569359
** From Altnaharra the B873 runs generally east to the B871 atDalvina Lodge .* Tongue, A838, gbmappingsmall|NC594579
** From Tongue the A838 runs generally west/northwest toDurness and then southwest and southeast back to the A836 near Lairg. At Tongue the A836 turns to run generally east.* Near Bettyhill, B871, gbmappingsmall|NC711576
** The B871 junction is inStrathnaver , about 3 miles (5 km) short of Bettyhill, the B871 runs generally south toDavina Lodge and then generally east/southeast to the A897 atKinbrace .*
Bettyhill , gbmappingsmall|NC706618*
Melvich , gbmappingsmall|NC885642* Near Melvich, A897, gbmappingsmall|NC898632
** The A897 junction is inStrath Halladale , about one mile (2 km) beyondMelvich . The A897 runs generally south toKinbrace and to the A9 atHelmsdale .*
Reay , gbmappingsmall|NC964647*
Dounreay , gbmappingsmall|NC991663*
Thurso , A9, gbmappingsmall|ND108689
** In Thurso, west of theRiver Thurso , the A836 merges into the A9 and is there linked north by the A9 toScrabster Harbour .* Thurso, B874, gbmappingsmall|ND116683
** From the A836/A9 in central Thurso the B874 leads generally south towardsHalkirk .
* Thurso, A9, gbmappingsmall|ND119681
** East of the River Thurso the road regains its own identity and is there linked south by the A9 to the A836 itself nearTain , and toInverness , Perth andFalkirk .* Castletown, B876, gbmappingsmall|ND196678
** From Castletown the B876 runs generally southeast to the A99 near Wick.*
Dunnet , B855, gbmappingsmall|ND221713
** From Dunnet the B855 runs generally north to Easter Head.*
John o' Groats , A99, gbmappingsmall|ND380728
** The road's length terminates in John o' Groats, where it is linked south/southeast by the A99 to Wick and to the A9 atLatheron .
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