Auchindrain Trust

The Auchindrain Trust

Bail’ Ach’ an Droighinn, better known as Auchindrain Township, sits somewhere between modern Inverary and the Iron Age, a unique survival unchanged since the infamous Highland Clearances which saw thousands of Scots scattered worldwide.

Here, preserved lovingly, is Scotland’s real history. No tales here of castles and kings, this is Scotland’s past in all its raw intensity.

This is a site which has been home to subsistence farmers and crofters from as far back as the Iron Age and which is largely unchanged since the 17th Century- the last remaining Highland Township of its type anywhere in the world.

Go back in time and discover Scotland’s rural history at Auchindrain, the most complete and well-preserved example of a Scottish Highland farm township. Vividly imagine life in the old Highlands as you walk through the settlement and see how ordinary people lived and worked.

Step into the restored longhouses, see the objects of everyday life and learn about the past inhabitants. Explore the byres, stables and fields to understand how groups of families worked the land in common. Uncover a fascinating, long-vanished Scottish way of life deep in the hills of Argyll.