Kinbrace Explained

Country:Scotland
Official Name:Kinbrace
Gaelic Name:Ceann a' Bhràist
Static Image:Kinbrace Church - geograph.org.uk - 1559488.jpg
Static Image Caption:Kinbrace Church
Os Grid Reference:NC862317
Edinburgh Distance Mi:162
London Distance:490abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Map Type:Sutherland
Coordinates:58.2601°N -3.9408°W
Unitary Scotland:Highland
Constituency Westminster:Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Constituency Scottish Parliament:Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
Post Town:Kinbrace
Postcode District:KW11
Postcode Area:KW

Kinbrace is a small village in Sutherland in the Highland council area of Scotland. It lies at the junction of the A897 and B871[1] and is 17miles from Helmsdale by road.[2] The village has a station on the Far North Line (also named Kinbrace).[3] Few people live in the village, with the population standing at 51 in the 2011 Census.[4]

The village is represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom constituency of Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, where it is represented by Jamie Stone of the Scottish Liberal Democrats. It is represented in the Scottish Parliament by Maree Todd of the Scottish National Party.

Climate

Like most of the United Kingdom, Kinbrace experiences an oceanic climate (Cfb) with mild summers and cool winters. Nonetheless, it is one of the more frost prone low-lying locations in Scotland, with notable temperatures including a minimum of -21.7C during March 2001,[5] and a daytime maximum of -10.5C during November 1985,[6] when a temperature inversion persisted throughout the day. It is one of the few low-lying locations in Scotland which have recorded frost in each summer month.

Notable people

See also

Notes and References

  1. OpenStreetMap and other cartographs
  2. Ordnance Survey, 1:250,000 scale raster (2010)
  3. http://www.helmsdale.org/kinbrace.html Helmsdale Community website's page on Kinbrace
  4. Web site: 2011 Census results. Highland Council. 2022-04-05.
  5. Web site: . 2001 temperature . 1 November 2011 . 5 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150205110642/http://www.torro.org.uk/site/mintemps.php . dead .
  6. Web site: . 1985 Temperature . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120206164520/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/extremes/monthly_temperature_country.html . 2012-02-06 .