Achmelvich Beach
Now with a shower, the former school building and cottage have been tastefully transformed into a 36-bed hostel, with rooms of various sizes including one family room. Also offers a self-catering kitchen with
microwave ...
Lairg (Scottish Gaelic: An Luirg ) is a small town in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. It has a population of about 900. Situated at the south-eastern end of Loch Shin, it is unusual, if not unique, in the northern Highlands in being a sizable town that is not situated on the coast. The town's relatively large size is partly due to it being deliberately provided with a railway station (at NC582039), on what is now called the Far North Line, during the 19th century, the hope being that this would "open up" the north-west of Sutherland. (The Far North Line links Inverness in the south with Thurso and Wick in the north). The town is also an important centre for sheep sales, being the location for some of the largest sheep auctions in Europe.
