| Official Name: | Forsinard |
| Gaelic Name: | Forsan Àird |
| Static Image Name: | Walls on Ben Griam Beg - geograph.org.uk - 162529.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Walls on Ben Griam Beg from a clearance village |
| Map Type: | Sutherland |
| Coordinates: | 58.36°N -3.9°W |
| Os Grid Reference: | NC891430 |
| Unitary Scotland: | Highland |
| Lieutenancy Scotland: | Sutherland |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Post Town: | FORSINARD |
| Postcode Area: | KW |
| Postcode District: | KW13 |
| Dial Code: | 01641 |
| Constituency Westminster: | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross |
| Constituency Scottish Parliament: | Caithness, Sutherland and Ross |
Forsinard is a hamlet in the county of Sutherland in the Highland area of Scotland.[1] It is located on the A897 road in Strath Halladale. It is served by a railway station on the Far North Line. The local hotel closed several years ago, but there is now a B&B just across the level crossing.
Forsinard is situated in the Flow Country, an area of peat bog which straddles the borders of Caithness and Sutherland. The 33000adj=onNaNadj=on Forsinard estate was purchased in 1977 by Basil Baird.[2] The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) runs a 154adj=onNaNadj=on nature reserve and a visitor centre at Forsinard. The Forsinard Flows national nature reserve attracts a large range of birds and wildlife.[3]
Forsinard Railway Station lies on the picturesque Far North Line, located north of Kinbrace and south of Altnabreac.
It was opened by the Highland Railway on 28 July 1874. From 1 January 1923 it was owned by the London Midland and Scottish Railway. The station is currently managed by ScotRail. The original two-storey station building, which is located on the northbound platform, is used as the RSPB visitor centre.