Auchindrain, Furnace, Inveraray, Argyll, PA32 8XN Tel: +44(0)1499 500235. Scottish Charity Number SC015528 Come on in and have a look around AUCHINDRAIN .... A UNIQUE PLACE There’s nowhere like it in Scotland. Auchindrain (pronounced Aach-andryen, from the Gaelic Achadh an Droighinn, Field of the Thorntree) gives visitors a fascinating and authentic insight into how people lived, worked and played in the old Highlands, from the first record of Auchindrain in 1533 to when the last resident moved away in 1967. A TRUE SURVIVOR Recognised worldwide as the last and most complete example of a Highland farm township, where a group of families worked the land in common. Agricultural improvements in the 18th and 19th centuries, the Highland Clearances and the development of crofting changed farming, families and the face of the Highlands forever, but Auchindrain carried on much as before, just slowly evolving. Here you have a unique opportunity to see life as it was. THE PEOPLE Share the stories of the families who lived here as tenants of the Duke of Argyll - MacCallum, Munro, McNicol, McGougan, Stewart and others - and imagine what life would have been like. A Community that lived and worked off the land: self sufficient, growing oats, barley, potatoes and hay, rearing cattle and sheep, and with people like spinners, weavers, tailors, shoemakers and stonemasons working in support. An early form of workers’ co-operative. THE LAND Set in the beautiful and dramatic Argyll landscape, the 21 acre site contains all the community’s buildings - houses, barns, cartsheds and stables. Wander through the township, see where the animals grazed, explore the longhouses where cattle and people lived under one roof, and find out about the runrig system of working the land. Learn why a modern timber house was built here in the 1950s. Open Daily - 10am to 5pm The Township, Visitor Centre and Tearoom open every day from 1st April to 31st October. Last admission to the township is at 4pm. Winter opening: Daily 10am-4pm During winter it would be advisable to call (01499 500235) or email  for the winter schedule) Auchindrain Furnace Argyll PA32 8XN Tel: +44 1499 500 235 © 2011-12 Auchindrain Trust       Website by SKWebpages Welcome to Auchindrain Opening Hours see full details