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Landslips and high winds lead to travel trouble in Highlands and Islands

High-sided vehicles have been advised to avoid Dornoch Bridge. Picture by Sandy McCook

The heavy rainfall and high winds seen across the east coast of Scotland as a result of Storm Alex have caused significant disruption for travellers in parts of the Highlands.

A landslip near Urquhart Castle on the A82 between Drumnadrochit and Invermoriston closed the road at around 6.15am, meaning drivers needed to use alternative routes for around two hours while the debris was cleared.

The wind speeds have led to high-sided vehicles being advised to avoid Kessock Bridge at Inverness and Dornoch Bridge in Sutherland.

However, neither bridge is subject to vehicle restrictions.

The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has issued a flood warning for Strath Oykel, saying that agricultural land from Oykel Bridge to Inveroykel Bailey Bridge and at Invercassley is at risk, and warning that Inveroykel Bailey Bridge may be inaccessible.

At 12.45am there, the river level at Easter Turnaig gauging station exceeded 1.6m.

A warning was also issued for Moy Bridge, with SEPA saying agricultural land associated with Fairburn Estate and Kinnahaird Farm is particularly at risk.

High winds also led to the delay of the Northlink Ferry Service from Lerwick to Aberdeen.

The Hrossey was due to depart Shetland at 7pm yesterday, but instead set off at 10pm, and was to arrive at its destination at 12.30pm today.

The Mallaig-Small Isles ferry was the only one of Calmac’s 29 scheduled services to be disrupted this weekend, with the route to Muck, Eigg and Rum suffering timetable changes due to the weather conditions.