Ardgay
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Ardgay is a small Scottish village on the north west shore of the Dornoch Firth
, Sutherland
and lies at the entrance to Strathcarron
, the valley of the River Carron
. In the Highland Council area Ardgay is in Ward 1, the North, West and Central Sutherland ward.
Ardgay is served by the Ardgay railway station
. The hamlet of Kincardine
lies less than 1 mile south east along the A836
coast road.
National Cycle Route 1 passes through Ardgay.
Dornoch Firth
The Dornoch Firth is a firth on the east coast of Highland, in northern Scotland. It forms part of the boundary between Ross and Cromarty, to the south, and Sutherland, to the north....
, Sutherland
Sutherland
Sutherland is a registration county, lieutenancy area and historic administrative county of Scotland. It is now within the Highland local government area. In Gaelic the area is referred to according to its traditional areas: Dùthaich 'IcAoidh , Asainte , and Cataibh...
and lies at the entrance to Strathcarron
Strathcarron
Strathcarron may refer to:*Baron Strathcarron*Strathcarron railway station*Strathcarron, Highland, a village in Scotland*the strath of the River Carron, Wester Ross*the strath of the River Carron *the strath of the River Carron, Sutherland...
, the valley of the River Carron
River Carron, Sutherland
The River Carron is a river in Sutherland, in the Highlands of Scotland.It begins as the Abhainn a' Ghlinne Mhoir, which joins with the Alladale River to form the River Carron...
. In the Highland Council area Ardgay is in Ward 1, the North, West and Central Sutherland ward.
Ardgay is served by the Ardgay railway station
Ardgay railway station
Ardgay railway station is a railway station serving the village of Ardgay in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line, 93 km north of Inverness, near Bonar Bridge. Ardgay station has a passing loop, the next loop to the south being at and to the north, .-...
. The hamlet of Kincardine
Kincardine, Highland
Kincardine is a small hamlet on the west end of the south shore of the Dornoch Firth in the Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.The village of Ardgay is less than 1 mile north west of Kincardine along the A836 coast road....
lies less than 1 mile south east along the A836
A836 road
The A836 road is entirely within the Highland area of Scotland, and 129 miles long.It branches from the A9 near Tain and runs generally north through Bonar Bridge and Lairg, until Tongue. Between Lairg and Tongue the road is single track for 38 miles...
coast road.
National Cycle Route 1 passes through Ardgay.