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The railway comes to Dornoch

Dornoch Station in 1904The coming of the railways to the Highlands at the end of the 19th Century opened south-east Sutherland to wealthy visitors from the south. The Dornoch Light Railway opened in 1902 and linked the Burgh to the main line from Inverness to Thurso.

Although the railway is no longer in use, the station and platform can still be seen and the line now provides a safe track for walkers to the former fishing village of Embo.