Lairg

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Lairg Scottish Gaelic: An Luirg
Lairg
Lairg Location within the Sutherland area
Population	891 (2011 census)
OS grid reference	NC582064
• Edinburgh	150 mi (241 km)
• London	481 mi (774 km)
Council area	Highland
Lieutenancy area	Sutherland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LAIRG
Postcode district	IV27
Dialling code	01549
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Scottish Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
List of places UK Scotland 58°01′N 4°24′W / 58.02°N 4.40°W / 58.02; -4.40

Lairg (Scottish Gaelic: An Luirg, meaning "the shank/shin")^[1] is a village and parish in Sutherland, Scotland.^[2] It has a population of 891^[3] and is at the south-eastern end of Loch Shin.

Lairg is unusual in the northern Highlands in being a large settlement that is not on the coast. One of the reasons that Lairg is slightly bigger than other non-coastal Highland villages is its central location within the county of Sutherland. Having four roads which meet in the village, it used to be known as "The Crossroads of the North". In the 19th century, it was provided with a railway station (at NC582039), on what is now the Far North Line. This development means that the north-west of Sutherland is now easier to reach. (The Far North Line links Inverness in the south with Thurso and Wick in the north.)