Forsinard

infobox UK place
country = Scotland
official_name= Forsinard
gaelic_name= Forsan Àird
population =
os_grid_reference= NC891430
latitude=58.36
longitude=-3.90
unitary_scotland= Highland
lieutenancy_scotland= Sutherland
constituency_westminster= Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
constituency_scottish_parliament= Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross constituency in the Highlands and Islands electoral region
post_town= FORSINARD
postcode_district = KW13
postcode_area= KW
dial_code= 01641

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.

Forsinard is in the Flow Country, an area of peat bog straddling Caithness and Sutherland. 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 Flow Country reserve attracts a large range of birds and wildlife.

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. The station building is used as the RSPB visitor centre.

External links

* [http://www.rspb.org/reserves/guide/f/forsinard/index.asp RSPB Forsinard website]
*gbmapping|NC891430