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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Shin, The, a short but picturesque salmon river of Sutherland, issuing from the SE end of Loch Shin, in the parish of Lairg, and running 75/8 miles southward to the Oikell at Invershin in the parish of Creich, 3½ miles NNW of Bonar-Bridge. The vale which it traverses derives from it the name of Strathshin; and, though narrow, is cultivated, wooded, and rich in the features of close landscape. At the rivers exit from the lake, and on its E bank, are the village of Lairg, with an hotel and a pier. Two miles from the river's confluence with the Oikell is the Linn of Shin-a waterfall whose picturesqueness has been marred by blasting, but which is quite remarkable for its height as a salmon-leap.—Ord. Sur., sh. 102, 1881.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a short but picturesque salmon river" (ADL Feature Type: "rivers") |
| Administrative units: | Sutherland ScoCnty |
| Place: | Shin |
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