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Golspie is a coastal village in Sutherland
Sutherland

Sutherland is a registration county, Lieutenancy areas of Scotland and historic administrative Counties of Scotland of Scotland. It is now within the Highland Council areas of Scotland....
, Highland
Scottish Highlands

The Scottish Highlands include the rugged and mountainous regions of Scotland north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault, although the exact boundaries are not clearly defined, particularly to the east....
, Scotland
Scotland

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. It has a population of around 1,600 people. It is located picturesquely on the shores of the Moray Firth
Moray Firth

The Moray Firth is a roughly triangular inlet of the North Sea, north and east of Inverness, which is in the Highland Council areas of Scotland of Scotland....
 in the shadow of Ben Bhraggie
Ben Bhraggie

Ben Bhraggie is a mountain in Sutherland in Scotland, overlooking the village of Golspie.It is famous for two reasons.Firstly, at the top of it is a statue of the George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland, now notorious for his role in the Highland Clearances....
 (394m).

Golspie railway station
Golspie railway station

Golspie railway station is a railway station serving the village of Golspie in the Highland Council areas of Scotland of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line....
 opened on 28 July, 1874. It is on the Far North Line
Far North Line

The Far North Line is a rural railway line entirely within the Highland area of Scotland, extending from Inverness to Thurso and Wick, Highland....
.

Golspie boasts award winning beaches to the north and south of the tidal pier, where families can have safe bathing; there is a public swimming pool in the centre of the village for those who prefer warmer water.






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Golspie is a coastal village in Sutherland
Sutherland

Sutherland is a registration county, Lieutenancy areas of Scotland and historic administrative Counties of Scotland of Scotland. It is now within the Highland Council areas of Scotland....
, Highland
Scottish Highlands

The Scottish Highlands include the rugged and mountainous regions of Scotland north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault, although the exact boundaries are not clearly defined, particularly to the east....
, Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
. It has a population of around 1,600 people. It is located picturesquely on the shores of the Moray Firth
Moray Firth

The Moray Firth is a roughly triangular inlet of the North Sea, north and east of Inverness, which is in the Highland Council areas of Scotland of Scotland....
 in the shadow of Ben Bhraggie
Ben Bhraggie

Ben Bhraggie is a mountain in Sutherland in Scotland, overlooking the village of Golspie.It is famous for two reasons.Firstly, at the top of it is a statue of the George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland, now notorious for his role in the Highland Clearances....
 (394m).

Golspie railway station
Golspie railway station

Golspie railway station is a railway station serving the village of Golspie in the Highland Council areas of Scotland of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line....
 opened on 28 July, 1874. It is on the Far North Line
Far North Line

The Far North Line is a rural railway line entirely within the Highland area of Scotland, extending from Inverness to Thurso and Wick, Highland....
.

Golspie boasts award winning beaches to the north and south of the tidal pier, where families can have safe bathing; there is a public swimming pool in the centre of the village for those who prefer warmer water. The Kart Race Track can be found about a mile or two down ferry road and is said to be the best in Scotland. The excellent golf course provides a mix of links, parkland and heath and there are central facilities for tennis and bowling, football and playing fields for the young. Around Golspie there are attractive walks which offer panoramic views, opportunities for bird watching and botany study, fossil-hunting and the magical enchantment of the Big Burn gorges and waterfalls. There is loch and sea angling, as well as sailing and yachting in the bay. In 2006 mountain bike trails were opened on the slopes of Ben Bhraggie .

Centred around Loch Fleet
Loch Fleet

Loch Fleet is a sea loch on the east coast of Scotland, located between Golspie and Dornoch.It is a significant proportion of a designated Special Protection Area for wildlife conservation purposes; this area includes Dornoch Firth, Morrich More, Mound Alderwoods and Tarbat Ness....
, three miles south of Golspie, is a National Nature Reserve where in season waders and wildfowl can be easily viewed, along with seals basking on the sandbanks. Osprey and terns frequent the loch in summer, along with thousands of locally-born swallows. Rare wild flowers and plants can be seen on walks in nearby Balblair Wood.

The village boasts a Choral Group, Rotary Club, dancing classes of many and varied styles, plus at the start of August Golspie Gala Weekis held. Among the 100 events staged throughout the week are a car-banger derby, a fancy dress parade, a wheelbarrow race and a parade of massed pipe bands as a finale. Golspie Heritage Society has a permanent home in the former Fisherman's Welcome on Station Road. The IT-equipped public library, open for limited periods over four days weekly, is situated in the Community Centre complex adjoining the High School.

The Church of Scotland
Church of Scotland

The Church of Scotland , known informally by its Scots language name, The Kirk, is the national church of Scotland. It is a Presbyterianism church , decisively shaped by the Scottish Reformation....
 and the Free Church of Scotland
Free Church of Scotland

The Free Church of Scotland is the name of three historic Presbyterianism denominations in Scotland, two of which exist today:* The Free Church of Scotland was the name of that part of the Scottish Church that seceded from the Church of Scotland in the Disruption of 1843....
 have well-established congregations, while those belonging to the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Church, officially known as the Catholic Church is the world's largest Christianity Ecclesia , representing over half of all Christians and one-sixth of the world population....
 and Scottish Episcopal Church
Scottish Episcopal Church

The Scottish Episcopal Church is a Christian denomination in Scotland and a member of the Anglican Communion, although it itself has pre-Anglican origins....
 worship in nearby Brora.

There are four hotels, several guesthouses and B & Bs, as well as self-catering cottages available all year round to cater for stop-over and holidaying visitors. Dunrobin Castle
Dunrobin Castle

Dunrobin Castle is a stately home in Sutherland, in the Highland area of Scotland, United Kingdom, and the seat of the Countess of Sutherland and Clan Sutherland....
, the seat of Clan Sutherland
Clan Sutherland

Clan Sutherland is a Highland Scottish clan whose traditional territory is located in the region of Sutherland in northern highlands of Scotland and was one of the most powerful Scottish clans....
, is only a short way outside and features a falconry display.

Some of its famous inhabitants include Jimmy Yuill
Jimmy Yuill

Jimmy Yuill is a Scottish people actor. Originally hailing from Golspie in the far north of Scotland, he went on to become a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and then later of the Renaissance Theatre Company....
 Kevin Macnicol Lord Strathnaver