Coordinates: 58°21′51″N 4°14′09″W / 58.36405°N 4.23576°W / 58.36405; -4.23576

Syre, Scotland

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Syre
File:2011 Schotland kerk van Syre splitsing B871 en B873 5-06-2011 11-13-18.png
The 19th century church in Syre
Location within the Sutherland area
OS grid referenceNC693439
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtKW11 6
List of places
UK
Scotland
58°21′51″N 4°14′09″W / 58.36405°N 4.23576°W / 58.36405; -4.23576

Syre (Scottish Gaelic: Saghair) is a small settlement, located within Strath Naver, Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands.[1] Notable buildings in Syre are a tin church built in the late 19th Century and a farmhouse known as "Patrick Sellar's House".[2][3] Closeby are the ruins of the clearance village of Rosal.[4]

References

  1. "Syre Church". Undiscovered Scotland.
  2. "Syre Church (Church of Scotland)". Historic Environment Scotland.
  3. "Strathnaver Parish Church". Scotland Churches Trust.
  4. "Rosal". Forestry and Land Scotland.