ID:QZP40_CARD_0183DESCRIPTION:Main Street in the town of Lairg in Sutherland. Lairg sits at the south end of Loch Shin and is traditionally known as the gateway to the Northern Highlands being the meeting point of roads to the north, south, east and west.
It has a population of about 900 and is unique in the Highlands in being the only moderately sized town not situated on the coast. This was partly due to the building of a railway station at Lairg during the 1800s. The Far North Line linked Inverness to Thurso and Wick. Today, the town is an important centre for sheep sales, holding some of the largest sheep auctions in EuropePLACENAME:LairgDISTRICT:Golspie, Rogart and LairgOLD COUNTY/PARISH:SUTHERLAND: LairgSOURCE:Highland LibrariesCOLLECTION:Highland Libraries' Postcard CollectionAsset ID:32080KEYWORDS:
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