Brabsterdorran

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Brabsterdorran
Caithness

War memorial at Brabsterdorran
Location
Grid reference: ND2360
Location: 58°31’44"N, 3°19’26"W
Data
Local Government
Council: Highland
Parliamentary
constituency:
Caithness, Sutherland
and Easter Ross

Brabsterdorran is an area of the parish of Bower in Caithness.

Buildings include Bower Community Hall and the Old Free Church Manse, previously derelict, but now restored and lived in by the Irwin family. The manse was featured on BBC Radio Scotland's "A House with a Past" programme.

Notable residents have included David Sinclair of Brabsterdorran, who fought for the Jacobite cause in the Battle of Sheriffmuir.[1]

Outside links

References

  1. Clan Sinclair timeline (ClanSinclair.org)