Lairg
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Lairg Scottish Gaelic An Luirg |
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| Coordinates | 58 ° 2 ′ N , 4 ° 24 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | LAIRG | ||
| ZIP code section | IV27 | ||
| prefix | 01549 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Highland | ||
| British Parliament | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Caithness, Sutherland and Ross | ||
Lairg ( Gäl. At Luirg ) is a village in Sutherland in the Northern Highlands in Scotland . It has about 900 inhabitants.
Lairg is at the southeast end of Loch Shin , making it one of the few settlements of this size in the Northern Highlands that is not on the coast. Lairg owes its significant size for the north to the railway connection with the Far North Line to Inverness, which was built in the 19th century . Lairg is also centrally located in the road network of the southern part of Sutherland, where the A836 , which leads to the north coast, and the A839 , which is part of a connection between the east and west coast of Scotland, intersect . In addition, the branches north of Lairg towards Kinlochbervie and Durnesson the west or north coast. Due to the low population density in the largely unpopulated wide areas north of Lairg, the A836 and A837 are designed as single track roads there .
Lairg is also an important market for sheep. Some of the largest auctions in Europe take place there. An archaeological trail on Ord Hill is signposted at Lairg. To the south of the village are the Falls of Shin , where salmon can be seen overcoming the rapids from a visitor platform .
Individual evidence
Web links
- Photos of Lairg (English)
- Lairg page at Undiscovered Scotland (English)