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Warmed by the kiln.
The factory is powered by solar panels and heated by the kiln that fires the stoneware.
Easter Ross
Anta
The Highland home of Anta, maker of hand-painted stoneware, tartan textiles and carpets, with a shop at its factory near Fearn on the Tarbat peninsula.
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On the farmland of the Tarbat peninsula near Fearn, a long, low building with a wall of tall red-framed windows looks out over the fields.
Visited and photographed by Simon Hird
This is the factory of Anta, and alongside it, in a timber hall with a pitched roof, is its shop.
Anta was founded by Annie and Lachlan Stewart, a painter and an architect who met at art college in Edinburgh and shared a love of natural materials and careful craft. Its stoneware is painted by hand, in patterns drawn from Scottish landscapes and seasons, and its tartans turn up as throws, cushions, bags and carpets. The factory itself is powered by solar panels and warmed by the kiln that fires the pottery.
The shop sets it all out: shelves of mugs and bowls, stair runners of tartan carpet, piles of tartan cloth. It opens every day from eleven until five.
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Before you go
The shop opens every day, 11am to 5pm, in Google's current record.
- Where
- Fearn, near Tain, IV20 1XW.
- Hours
- Every day, 11am to 5pm.
- Made here
- Hand-painted stoneware and textiles.
Opening hours
Their website- Monday
- 11am–5pm
- Tuesday
- 11am–5pm
- Wednesday
- 11am–5pm
- Thursday
- 11am–5pm
- Friday
- 11am–5pm
- Saturday
- 11am–5pm
- Sunday
- 11am–5pm
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A painter and an architect.
Anta's founders met at art college in Edinburgh, one a painter, the other an architect.
Hidden Scotland
From our guide to Easter Ross
Anta's factory stands out on the farmland near Fearn, a long, low building with tall red-framed windows, and its shop is in a timber hall next door. The company was founded by Annie and Lachlan Stewart, a painter and an architect who met at art college in Edinburgh. Its stoneware is painted by hand in patterns taken from Scottish landscapes, and its tartans become throws, cushions, bags and carpets. The shop lays it all out, from shelves of mugs and bowls to stair runners of tartan. It makes an easy stop on the way to Portmahomack.
Read moreHidden Scotland
From our guide to Ross and Cromarty
On the farmland of the Tarbat peninsula near Fearn, a long, low building with a wall of tall red-framed windows is the factory of Anta, with its shop alongside. Anta was founded by Annie and Lachlan Stewart, a painter and an architect who met at art college in Edinburgh. Its stoneware is painted by hand in patterns drawn from Scottish landscapes, and its tartans become throws, cushions, bags and carpets. The factory runs on solar panels and is warmed by its own pottery kiln. The shop sets it all out, from mugs and bowls to tartan stair runners.
Read moreWhat is on
What is new across Easter Ross, day by day.
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What is on in Easter RossWhere it is
Near Fearn on the Tarbat peninsula, east of Tain, IV20 1XW.
Close byThe Tarbat peninsula.
Balintore InnUnder a mile 2 min by road
Mermaid of the NorthA ten-foot bronze mermaid sitting on a rock on the shore at Balintore, one of the Seaboard villages, her tail under water at high tide.Under a mile 2 min by road
Fearn AbbeyThe medieval abbey church nearby.1 mile 3 min by road
Shandwick Beach1 mile 5 min by road
PortmahomackThe fishing village on its sandy bay.8 miles 14 min by road
Glenmorangie DistilleryTall stills by the firth at Tain.8 miles 14 min by road
Stay nearby
Places to stay near the shop, and when each is next free.
Links House at Royal Dornoch- To stay
- In Dornoch
- 9 miles from Anta
Newhall Mains- To stay
- In Balblair
- 12 miles from Anta
Boath Cabin- Sleeps 4
- In Nairn
- 13 miles from Anta
Culbin Edge- Sleeps 4
- In Brodie
- 13 miles from Anta
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Find out more
For further reading, before you go. The details on this page were checked on .
- AntaThe stoneware and textiles.anta.co.ukOfficial↗
- Anta ScotlandThe founders and the factory.escapetothehighlands.orgEscape to the Highlands↗
- Fearn AbbeyThe abbey church.undiscoveredscotland.co.ukUndiscovered Scotland↗
- PortmahomackThe village up the peninsula.undiscoveredscotland.co.ukUndiscovered Scotland↗