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Article: Visitor centre's revamp set to draw crowds
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- Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK)
- Article date:
- March 11, 2008
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A Sutherland visitor centre is undergoing a major facelift as
part of a move to reverse a decline in tourists locally.
About pounds280,000 is being spent on refurbishing the Ferrycroft
Visitor Centre at Lairg, which is due to reopen on April 1, and
other linked projects involving visitor attractions in the area.
These other attractions include the auction mart, which hosts
one of the largest one-day lamb sales in Europe.
Highland Council's area cultural officer for Caithness,
Sutherland and Easter Ross Adrian Clark said most of the money was
being spent on the visitor centre.
The project is being financed by Forward Scotland, Highland
2007, Scottish Natural Heritage and the Heritage ...