April, May, June, September, October
Monday - Sunday: 10.00 - 16.00
July, August
Monday - Sunday: 10.00 - 17.00
Admission free
Ferrycroft Visitor Centre, Lairg
Croit a’ Phuirt Ionad Luchd-tadhail, An Luirg
Crossroads of the North ~ Crois-rathaid aig Tuath
Brand New Exhibition 2008
Follow the flock of sheep to Ferrycroft to discover why Lairg has always been a crossroads for people, wildlife and culture. There are games, displays and experiences for all the family.
Become a wildlife detective – the clues are as strange as their owners.
Guide your salmon on a 3000 mile journey or lift it up Lairg dam.
Discover what farming families left on Ord Hill thousands of years ago.
Learn about the local wildlife from pine martens to black-throated divers.
Find out what happened when the Hydro Boys moved in or dress up as a forester.
Listen to local people telling their stories, watch their lives half a century ago and open the Lairg photo album.
Check out the best places in Sutherland for wildlife watching or discovering the past
Plan which route to take next at the Tourist Information Centre.
Meet animals, swing, run and jump, or picnic in Ferrycroft’s grounds.
Ferrycroft is the starting point for walks in Ferry Wood or up Ord Hill with its magnificent views and traces of past lives. Take the Ord Hill audio tour as your guide.
The project is funded by Forward Scotland, Highland 2007, Scottish Natural Heritage, Heritage Lottery Fund, Forestry Commission and The Highland Council. Awards for All has provided additional funding for a film.
Originally created by Sutherland District Council with support from the European Regional Development Fund under the Highlands and Islands Objective 1 Partnership Programme, Highland Regional Council, Caithness & Sutherland Enterprise, Forest Authority, Forest Enterprise, Historic Scotland, Hydro-Electric, Scottish Natural Heritage and Sutherland Tourist Board.
Ferrycroft Open Day Sat 3 May 2008 (click for poster)