Directions

Postcode: IV27 4ST

By Road – via Ullapool

From Inverness follow the A9 across the Kessock Bridge. At Tore roundabout take the A835 to Ullapool. Leave Ullapool on the A835 north to Ledmore junction and take a left turn onto the A837. Follow to the junction with the A894 (right turn) north to Kylesku and Scourie. Continue through the village of Scourie, north on the A894. Three miles on, take the left turn signed ‘Tarbet, Fanagmore and Foindle’ (single-track with passing places). Follow the road to Fanagmore, where you will see Hill Cottage on the hillside ahead (approximately 3 miles from the main road). Access is through the garden gate, which must be kept closed at all times to keep sheep and cattle out.

By Road – via Lairg

From Inverness follow the A9 north, crossing the Cromarty Firth, Dornoch Firth and Loch Fleet. Take the left turn at the junction with the A839 to Rogart and Lairg. Pass through Lairg, leaving on the A836 north until the junction with the A838, which you follow to Laxford Bridge (single-track with passing places). At the junction take the left turn onto the A894 south until you see a sign for ‘Tarbet, Fanagmore, Foindle’. Take the right turn and follow as above for Hill Cottage.

Alternatively, after passing Tain going north on the A9, take the A836 or A949 to Bonar Bridge, then the A836 to Lairg, passing the Falls of Shin.

Nearest airport

Inverness. There are public toilets and petrol stations in Ullapool and Lairg.