Forss Water
Encyclopedia
Forss Water, known also as Forss River, has its source
at the northern end of Loch Shurrey, at . About 13 kilometres north of its source the river flows into Crosskirk Bay and the Atlantic Ocean
at . Crosskirk Bay is on the north coast
of Great Britain
and about 8 kilometres west of the burgh
of Thurso
, Caithness
, in Highland
Scotland
.
The river marked the eastern extent of the Clan Mackay
raid in the Sandside Chase of 1437.
bridge
s and one footbridge.
The road bridges are:
The footbridge is near the river's mouth at , providing access to St Marys Chapel, to the west of the river, from Crosskirk
, to the east.
Source (river or stream)
The source or headwaters of a river or stream is the place from which the water in the river or stream originates.-Definition:There is no universally agreed upon definition for determining a stream's source...
at the northern end of Loch Shurrey, at . About 13 kilometres north of its source the river flows into Crosskirk Bay and the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
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at . Crosskirk Bay is on the north coast
Coast
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of Great Britain
Great Britain
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and about 8 kilometres west of the burgh
Burgh
A burgh was an autonomous corporate entity in Scotland and Northern England, usually a town. This type of administrative division existed from the 12th century, when King David I created the first royal burghs. Burgh status was broadly analogous to borough status, found in the rest of the United...
of Thurso
Thurso
-Facilities:Offices of the Highland Council are located in the town, as is the main campus of North Highland College, formerly Thurso College. This is one of several partner colleges which constitute the UHI Millennium Institute, and offers several certificate, diploma and degree courses from...
, Caithness
Caithness
Caithness is a registration county, lieutenancy area and historic local government area of Scotland. The name was used also for the earldom of Caithness and the Caithness constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . Boundaries are not identical in all contexts, but the Caithness area is...
, in Highland
Highland (council area)
Highland is a council area in the Scottish Highlands and is the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole. It shares borders with the council areas of Moray, Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross, and Argyll and Bute. Their councils, and those of Angus and...
Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
The river marked the eastern extent of the Clan Mackay
Clan MacKay
Clan Mackay is an ancient and once powerful Scottish clan from the far north of the Scottish Highlands, but with roots in the old kingdom of Moray. They were a powerful force in politics beginning in the 14th century, supporting Robert the Bruce. In the centuries that followed they were...
raid in the Sandside Chase of 1437.
Tributaries
- Alt Torigil, known also as Alt Forsiescye, enters the river at .
- Alltan Guinne enters at .
- The Burn of Baillie enters at .
- The Burn of Brimside enters at .
Bridges
The river is crossed by four roadRoad
A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places, which typically has been paved or otherwise improved to allow travel by some conveyance, including a horse, cart, or motor vehicle. Roads consist of one, or sometimes two, roadways each with one or more lanes and also any...
bridge
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
s and one footbridge.
The road bridges are:
- Near the river's source at Loch Shurrey, at .
- Near Broubster Village, at .
- Near Westfield, at .
- Near Lythmore, at .
- The Bridge of Forss, which carries the A836 roadA836 roadThe 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...
at . The A836 leads towards ThursoThurso-Facilities:Offices of the Highland Council are located in the town, as is the main campus of North Highland College, formerly Thurso College. This is one of several partner colleges which constitute the UHI Millennium Institute, and offers several certificate, diploma and degree courses from...
and John o' GroatsJohn o' GroatsJohn o' Groats is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland. Part of the county of Caithness, John o' Groats is popular with tourists because it is usually regarded as the most northerly settlement of mainland Great Britain, although this is not a claim made by the inhabitants...
in the east and towards ReayReayReay is a village which has grown around Sandside Bay on the north coast of the Highland council area of Scotland. It is within the historic Parish of Reay and the historic county of Caithness....
, MelvichMelvichMelvich is a village in the county of Sutherland on the North Coast of Scotland, situated on the A836 road, near the mouth of the River Halladale. It has a successful Gaelic choir.-External links: Ordnance Survey Grid reference for Melvich...
, BettyhillBettyhillBettyhill is a village on the north coast of Scotland.Bettyhill lies on the A836 road west of Thurso and from Tongue. And 5 miles from the village of Skerray Its former fishing port was called Navermouth...
and TongueTongue, HighlandTongue is a coastal village in northwest Highland, Scotland, in the western part of the former county of Sutherland. It lies on the east shore above the base of the Kyle of Tongue and north of the mountains Ben Hope and Ben Loyal...
in the west.
The footbridge is near the river's mouth at , providing access to St Marys Chapel, to the west of the river, from Crosskirk
Crosskirk
Crosskirk is a small remote hamlet, overlooking Crosskirk Bay, in Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.The hamlet of Crosskirk is situated less than 1 mile north east of Forss and 3 miles west of Thurso....
, to the east.