What is "auchindrain"

Auchindrain lies on the A83, six miles south of Inveraray in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is the only township to survive substantially unaltered from amongst the many hundreds that existed across the Scottish Highlands before the Highland Clearances of the late 18th and 19th centuries. The major part of the museum is the 22 buildings and building remains of the township. 12 of these buildings are mainly complete with the remains of the other 10 requiring work. Also in the area are other man made features on the 22 acres of museum grounds in various condition of repair, including stone dykes, stackyards, stack bases, kailyards, middens, pathways, roads, a corn kiln and evidence of run-rig farming methods.

The site is open to the public as the Auchindrain Township Open Air Museum between April and September each year.