Forss Water

Forss Water, known also as Forss River, has its source at the northern end of Loch Shurrey, at grid reference

ND042568. About 13 kilometres north of its source the river flows into and the Atlantic Ocean at

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ND029700. Crosskirk Bay is on the north coast of Great Britain and about 8 kilometres west of the burgh of Thurso, Caithness, in Highland, Scotland.^[1] The river marked the eastern extent of the Clan Mackay raid in the Sandside Chase of 1437.

Tributaries[]

• , known also as Alt Forsiescye, enters the river at ND037591.
• enters at ND058638.
• The enters at ND050653.
• The enters at ND045669.

Bridges[]

The river is crossed by four road bridges and one footbridge.

The road bridges are:

• Near the river's source at Loch Shurrey, at ND042568.
• Near , at ND036601.
• Near , at ND055642.
• Near , at ND047662.
• The , which carries the A836 road at ND037687. The A836 leads towards Thurso and John o' Groats in the east and towards Reay, Melvich, Bettyhill and Tongue in the west.

The footbridge is near the river's mouth at

ND029700, providing access to St Marys Chapel, to the west of the river, from Crosskirk, to the east.

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