River Shin

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River Shin is a stone circle in Highland. The Albion Guide lists four stone circles in the county; this is one of them. The closest station is Lairg, 1 km to the south. For more of the same, Druim Baile Fuir and Cnoc an Liath-Bhaid stone circle are close by.

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More places to visit near River Shin

Lairg Parish Church

Church near Lairg

Early 19th-century Telford church beside Little Loch Shin in the crossroads village of Lairg.

1 km N

The Ord

Chambered tomb near Lairg

The Ord, chambered cairns, cairns, settlements and field systems

1 km NW

Photo of Falls of Shin, a waterfall near Lairg, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

Falls of Shin

Waterfall near Lairg

Rocky river falls near Lairg where Atlantic salmon leap upstream in summer, with a visitor centre and woodland walks.

5.6 km S

Photo of Loch Shin, a reservoir near Lairg, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

Loch Shin

Reservoir near Lairg

Dammed for hydro power above Lairg, this long Sutherland loch stretches north-west toward the wild Reay Forest.

12.6 km NW

Photo of the Dornoch Firth, a National Scenic Area in Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

Dornoch Firth

National Scenic Area near Edderton

A calm tidal firth in the eastern Highlands, all sandflats and oak woods, with big skies and easy birdwatching

13.6 km S

Photo of Loch Migdale, a loch near Bonar Bridge in the Dornoch Firth, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

Loch Migdale

Loch near Bonar Bridge

Above Bonar Bridge, a Bronze Age hoard of jet and bronze ornaments was unearthed by this quiet Sutherland loch.

15 km SE