Dunrobin Castle station. Historical sketch

Dunrobin Castle is the seat of the Dukes of Sutherland in Scotland. When the railway was built the 3rd Duke (1828 to 1892) had a private station provided - and it's been open to the public since 1985. The monument opposite the station is to his father the 2nd Duke of Sutherland (1786-1861), and the monument on top of the hill overlooking Golspie is the 1st Duke of Sutherland (1758-1834) - who was also the Marquess of Stafford. He was a leading figure in the Highland Clearances and the statue has become controversial in recent years, with attempts to vandalise it or have it removed and replaced with a memorial to the displaced.
My narrative contains a little confusion between the three Dukes, which is explained if you play with the subtitles switched on.
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[arthurvanos]

Another fine video from beautiful Scotland. Thank you Clive!

[colinmcgregor]

Fine vid but shows the monument to Duke of Sutherland in background with no ref of his ordering, while under westminster orders to allow the highland clearances of thousands of destitude Scots 😥