▁from ▁the ▁Iron ▁Age ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁within ▁the ▁Sc ots cal der ▁area . ▁ ▁Railway ▁station ▁Sc ots cal der ▁railway ▁station ▁is ▁a ▁request ▁stop ▁on ▁the ▁Far ▁North ▁Line ▁and ▁has ▁trains ▁running ▁in ▁both ▁directions ▁towards ▁W ick ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁and ▁In ver ness ▁further ▁South . ▁You ▁can ▁change ▁at ▁W ick ▁railway ▁station ▁for ▁services ▁to ▁Th ur so ▁railway ▁station . ▁ ▁Pass enger ▁numbers ▁have ▁decre ased ▁ann ually ▁to ▁a ▁record ▁low ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁This ▁makes ▁it ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁least ▁used ▁stations ▁in ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁the ▁least ▁used ▁on ▁the ▁Far ▁North ▁Line ▁ ▁Local ▁area ▁The ▁local ▁area ▁surrounding ▁and ▁within ▁Sc ots cal der ▁is ▁relatively ▁small . ▁ ▁There ▁a ▁few ▁small ▁settlement s ▁and ▁far ms ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁and ▁the ▁River ▁Th ur so ▁runs ▁nearby . ▁ ▁The ▁road ▁that ▁runs ▁through ▁Sc ots cal der ▁is ▁only ▁wide ▁enough ▁to ▁fit ▁one ▁car ▁but ▁has ▁several ▁passing ▁places . ▁▁ 3 ▁miles ▁north ▁of ▁Sc ots cal der , ▁via ▁the ▁B 8 7 0 ▁you ▁can ▁find ▁L och ▁Cal der ▁and ▁ 8 ▁miles ▁north ▁of ▁Sc ots cal der ▁will ▁take ▁you ▁into ▁Th ur so . ▁Within ▁Sc ots cal der ▁itself ▁there ▁isn ' t ▁much . ▁ ▁The ▁nearest ▁Post ▁Office ▁and ▁other ▁amen ities ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁H alk irk , ▁five ▁miles ▁up ▁the ▁road