The Ord

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The Ord is one of 49 chambered tombs the Albion Guide charts in Highland. The closest station is Lairg, 1.9 km to the south-east. Nearby ancient sites include River Shin, Druim Baile Fuir and Drumliah, Tulloch.

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

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River Shin,stone circle on W bank of,S of Lairg

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

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

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

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

15.9 km SE