Lairg Parish
'The view from the railway, nearer the station, is really grand. In the foreground we have the river Shin, with the woods and policies of Achany and Gruids. Behind these, and stretching from the south in a line to the north-east, we have the mountains of Ross, and of the west and north of Sutherland rising, pile upon pile, in towering splendour'. (Tourists' Guide, 1883, Hew Morrison)
Burial Ground:
- Lairg parish is served by one burial ground which is situated in the village of Lairg. This is available to view in our Burial Ground section.
See also:
- Member’s Area - Lairg families being researched
- Lairg Parish Project album which shows people and places
- Lairg War Memorial has been photographed and names included in our index
- Lairg maps
- Lairg Emigrants
Recommended Reading
- History of Lairg by Lesley Ketteringham with local contributions, ISBN 0 9531724 0 6, a very worthwhile book if you have ancestors from Lairg, published by The Byre, Little Achfrish, Terryside, Lairg IV27 4DL
- The Duke of Sutherland’s Memoirs - contains a full list of all those who made a contribution to the Duke's statue in 1834
- Statistical Accounts of Sutherland
- Ministers & Men of the North - can be read on the internet
Websites of interest:
Things to do:
- Send a Sutherland Greetings Card to a friend telling them about this site