Auchindrain Township

Step back in time at Auchindrain, the best preserved township in Scotland. Here you can explore the barns, houses and fields and see how people lived and worked in rural Scotland.

Auchindrain was the last inhabited Highland farming township, where people worked and lived from the medieval period up until the 1960s. There were townships across all of Scotland up until the Clearances of the 18th and 19th centuries, where they were mostly broken up into smaller crofts and tenants were evicted. Auchindrain survived the Clearances due to its remote location.

The visitor centre has a shop and tearoom.

Opening hours are 1st April to 31st October, 10am to 5pm daily. From November to March it is open most weekdays except over Christmas and New Year, but telephone to check before you leave home. In the winter the Visitor Centre is closed but you can visit and admission is at the reduced rate of £1.00 for adults and 50p for children and concessions.

Lovely small museum with toilets and cafe. Opening hours in winter aren't solid - we visited in March to find it entirely closed, although the gate was open. This is the start of a few bike rides in the area, so be aware that the opening in winter is sporadic and don't leave your car in the car park if you're unsure - it can be locked.