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((Infobox UK place
| official_name                    = Lairg
| gaelic_name                      = An Luirg
| country                          = Scotland
| static_image_name                = Village of Lairg in the Highlands.jpg
| static_image_caption             = Lairg
| population                       = 891
| population_ref                   = (2011 census)
| os_grid_reference                = NC582064
| coordinates                      = ((coord|58.02|-4.40|display=inline,title))
| post_town                        = LAIRG
| postcode_area                    = IV
| postcode_district                = IV27
| dial_code                        = 01549
| constituency_westminster         = [[Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (UK Parliament constituency)|Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross]]
| constituency_scottish_parliament = [[Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Caithness, Sutherland and Ross]]
| unitary_scotland                 = [[Highland (council area)|Highland]]
| lieutenancy_scotland             = [[Sutherland]]
| edinburgh_distance               = ((convert|150|mi|km|abbr=on|0))
| london_distance_mi               = 481
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[[File:Photograph of Lairg Scotland.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The village of Lairg]]
'''Lairg''' (((lang-gd|'''An Luirg''')), meaning "the shank/shin")<ref>[http://www.snh.org.uk/pdfs/publications/gaelic/gaelicnorseinthelandscape.pdf Gaelic and Norse in the Landscape: Placenames in Caithness and Sutherland] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110921192834/http://www.snh.org.uk/pdfs/publications/gaelic/gaelicnorseinthelandscape.pdf |date=21 September 2011 )). Scottish National Heritage.</ref> is a village and parish in [[Sutherland]], [[Scotland]].<ref>((cite web |last1=Gittings |first1=Bruce |last2=Munro |first2=David |title=Lairg, Highland |url=http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst580.html |website=The Gazetteer for Scotland |publisher=School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society |access-date=7 February 2019))</ref> It has a population of 891<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ods-web/standard-outputs.html|title=Standard Outputs - Census Data Explorer - Scotland's Census|last=GROS|website=www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk))</ref> and is at the south-eastern end of [[Loch Shin]].

Lairg is unusual in the northern Highlands in being a large settlement that is not on the [[coast]]. One of the reasons that Lairg is slightly bigger than other non-coastal Highland villages is its central location within the county of Sutherland. Having four roads which meet in the village, it used to be known as "The Crossroads of the North". In the 19th century, it was provided with a [[Lairg railway station|railway station]] (at ((gbmappingsmall|NC582039))), on what is now the [[Far North Line]]. This development means that the north-west of Sutherland is now easier to reach. (The Far North Line links [[Inverness]] in the south with [[Thurso]] and [[Wick, Highland|Wick]] in the north.)

== Sheep sales ==
Lairg is the location of the largest single-day sheep sale in Europe. These auctions take place in August and bring people from all over Scotland to buy or sell their animals.

== Gala Week ==
In July, Lairg holds a Gala Week. This is organised by a local committee in order to put on fun activities for adults and children. Events include fancy-dress parades, a pet show, fishing competitions on Loch Shin or the Little Loch Shin, and dances with live music in the community centre.

== Lairg Crofters' Show ==
This one-day event has been running for 100 years. It attracts many spectators and participants for activities such as horse-jumping, sheep and cow judging, children's sports, Highland sports (e.g. tossing the caber, throwing the wellie/haggis) and homemade crafts. Sheep racing has even become a significant attraction in recent years.

== Little Loch Shin ==
Little Loch Shin lies directly in the centre of the village. It is a manmade loch created by the hydroelectric dam scheme, and is the home of the "Broon's hoose", a small, wooden dwelling on an islet. Loch Shin itself lies to the north of Lairg and is ((convert|17|mi|km)) long.

==Facilities==
Lairg has a petrol station, pub/hotel, post office, bank,  caravan site, primary school, tourist information centre, and various shops, cafes and B&Bs. Tourists attractions include the [[Shin Falls]], fishing, sightseeing and hillwalking.

==Transport==
[[Lairg railway station]] lies on the picturesque [[Far North Line]], north of [[Invershin railway station|Invershin]] and west of [[Rogart railway station|Rogart]]. It is managed by [[ScotRail]].

A proposal on the rail routes to the north of [[Inverness]] is to create a more direct rail from Inverness to [[Dornoch]] via a new bridge and an old branch line, which would leave Lairg isolated on a circuitous loop away from the main route. Although the link would shorten journey times to [[Thurso]] and [[Wick, Highland|Wick]], reducing the rail service to Lairg would be detrimental to the local economy. Given the huge cost of building a rail bridge over the Dornoch Firth and both the Scottish government and the Highland Regional council's lack of enthusiasm for the project, it seems unlikely the proposal will become reality.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/Home/Council-giving-short-shrift-to-rail-claims-union-5515344.htm|title=Council giving short shrift to rail, claims union|website=www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk|access-date=15 September 2012|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107023209/http://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/Home/Council-giving-short-shrift-to-rail-claims-union-5515344.htm|url-status=dead))</ref>

The B864 road leads south and passes through the hamlet of [[Achany]]. The parallel [[A836 road]] also runs south to [[Bonar Bridge]], and passes through the village of [[Achinduich]]. The areas to the north and west are sparsely populated and crossed by just three [[single-track road|single track roads]].

==Impact crater==
Lairg is prospectively the site of the fifteenth largest impact crater on Earth, the [[Lairg Gravity Low]] which dates from 1.2 billion years ago and is ((convert|25|mi|km)) across.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-37360696|title=Ancient meteorite crater mapped|date=14 September 2016|via=www.bbc.co.uk))</ref>

Evidence for a [[bolide]] impact centered on [[Ullapool]] was published by a combined team of scientists from the [[University of Oxford]] and the [[University of Aberdeen]], in March 2008.<ref>((cite press release |url=http://www.abdn.ac.uk/mediareleases/release.php?id=1275 |title=Britain’s biggest meteorite impact found |publisher=University of Aberdeen |date=26 March 2008 |access-date=22 March 2015))</ref>

==IV27 (Lairg) postcode area==

IV27, with Lairg as its postal town, is the largest postcode area in the United Kingdom, at ((convert|1393|sqmi|0)). It covers a vast area of far north west Scotland, including [[Lochinver]], [[Cape Wrath]] and [[Tongue, Highland|Tongue]].<ref>((cite web |title=All you need to know about postcodes but were afraid to ask |url=https://beacon-dodsworth.co.uk/blog/all-you-need-to-know-about-postcodes-but-were-afraid-to-ask/ |access-date=13 August 2021))</ref>

==People associated with Lairg==
* [[Sam McDonald]] (1762–1802), soldier and strongman
* Sir [[James Matheson]] (1796–1878), entrepreneur
* [[Alastair Bruce of Crionaich]] [[Order of Saint John (chartered 1888)|K.stJ]] [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] [[Volunteer Reserves Service Medal|VR]] (born 1960),  [[Fitzalan Pursuivant Extraordinary]] and historical advisor to film and television productions including [[Downton Abbey]], as well as the current Governor of Edinburgh Castle (appointed July 2019).
* Rev [[John MacKay MacLennan]], minister of Lairg Free church 1923 to 1965, [[Moderator of the General Assembly]] in 1938

==See also==
* [[Land raid]]

==References==
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==External links ==
* ((Commons category-inline))
* [http://www.caithness.org/atoz/sutherland/photogallery/thumbs.htm?0?6 Photographs of Lairg]

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[[Category:Populated places in Sutherland]]
[[Category:Parishes in Sutherland]]

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