Research Farms

The farming enterprise utilises the following areas of land; 36.5 ha of ploughable land most of which is improved land; 151.5 ha of semi-improved land, much of it on the complex of moraine deposits that are typical of the area; and then 1,693 ha of hill land, virtually all of it unimproved.

The hill sheep enterprise has been the core farming on the farms for over 200 years. The sheep systems continue to be centred around Scottish Blackface ewes, with projects to further improve the breed (Hill Sheep Breeding Project) and to investigate alternative breeds.

There are 280 hectares of new native woodlands on the farms, much linked to the Hill Sheep and Native Woodland Project (see Projects).

Tourism is very well catered for with Strathfillan Wigwams providing accommodation for up to 100 visitors throughout the year and with some 6 kilometres of ‘way marked’ footpaths, 25 kilometres of unmarked paths and self-guided walks.

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