Lairg

Lairg is a village and parish in , . It has a population of 891 and is at the south-eastern end of . Lairg is unusual in the northern Highlands in being a large settlement that is not on the coast.
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  • Type: Village with 967 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “レーグ”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Lairg railway station.

Railway station
Photo: Ralph Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a railway station just south of the village of Lairg in the council area of . The station is on the Far North Line, 66 miles 78 chains from , between and . is situated 1½ miles south of Lairg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saval and Gruids.

Hamlet
is a small remote hamlet, surrounded by Dalchork Wood, 1.5 miles northeast of the village of Lairg, in , and is in the council area of Highland.

Hamlet
is a small remote hamlet, in the council area of Highland, . is situated 2 miles southwest of Lairg.

Hamlet
is a remote village, situated in Rogart, eastern , and is in the council area of Highland. The village of lies less than 0.5 miles to the south with the village of Lairg lying 5 miles west along the main A839 road, with the villages of and Morvich lying east along the A839. is situated 6 miles east of Lairg.

Lairg

Latitude
58.02563° or 58° 1′ 32″ north
Longitude
-4.39964° or 4° 23′ 59″ west
Population
967
Elevation
312 feet (95 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB LRG
Open location code
9CCQ2JG2+74
Open­Street­Map ID
node 444631444
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2645027
Wiki­data ID
Q1800753
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Lairg” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Lairg”
  • Bulgarian: “Лаирг”
  • Catalan: “Lairg”
  • Cebuano: “Lairg”
  • Chinese: “莱尔格”
  • Chinese: “萊爾格”
  • Dutch: “Lairg”
  • French: “Lairg”
  • German: “Lairg”
  • Irish: “Luirg”
  • Italian: “Lairg”
  • Japanese: “レアグ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Lairg”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lairg”
  • Norwegian: “Lairg”
  • Scots: “Lairg”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “An Luirg”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Luirg”
  • Swedish: “Lairg”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Clais nam Buaile and Lochside.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Church Hill Woodland and Church of Scotland Lairg.

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