Kyle of Sutherland

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Carbisdale Castle overlooking the Kyle

The Kyle of Sutherland (Template:Langx)[1] is an estuary in the Scottish Highlands formed by the rivers Oykel and Cassley. It extends from the confluence of these rivers to Bonar Bridge, some Script error: No such module "convert". downstream, where it widens to become the Dornoch Firth.[2] Along its way, it is joined by the rivers Shin and Carron. It forms part of the traditional boundary between Ross-shire and Sutherland.[2]

1892 flooding

The first Bonar Bridge was built in 1812 after the Battle of Culloden; it was engineered by Thomas Telford. Eighty years later, the bridge was swept away by a flood on 29 January 1892, a winter of many great floods in the North of Scotland. It has been suggested that this event was predicted by the Brahan Seer.

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