text: The familiar brown signs are set up to show tourists where to find an area’s finest attractions. So visitors to Dornoch’s golf course or the Sutherland town’s historic cathedral were surprised instead to be pointed in the direction of some toilets, the local GP... and an abattoir. And even if bewildered tourists did suddenly fancy a trip to the slaughterhouse, they would discover it is in the process of being demolished. On a visit to the Scottish town of Dornoch, tourists are pointed towards the local slaughterhouse . Visitors to Dornoch, pictured, have to move quickly if they wish to visit the abattoir - as its being demolished . The bizarre sign caused an online stir after it was posted on Twitter and retweeted by Scots crime writer Ian Rankin. The photo was originally put online by Jon Palmer from The Cheese House, Cromarty, who tweeted: ‘Market day tomorrow in the town that has all bases covered when it comes to tourist attractions.’ The tweet then quickly drew a series of facetious online comments. Stephen Foster asked: ‘Sweeney Todd lives anywhere nearby?’ Malcolm Ramsay said: ‘A trip to Dornoch? It’s kill or cure...’ Gavin Sutherland of Gavin’s Traditional Butchers, based in the nearby retail park in Dornoch, said yesterday of the abattoir: ‘It has been knocked to the ground. They are demolishing it as we speak. It’s been derelict for four or five years.’ Brown signs normally only point to attractions or sites of historic significance. A Highland Council spokesman said: ‘We are looking into the current status and accuracy of the sign in question.’
target: Dornoch in Scotland is pointing tourists towards the local abattoir .
  The attraction is listed beneath the toilet, doctor and the town's museum .
  Visitors hoping to experience the slaughterhouse face disappointment .
  The abattoir has been closed for several years and is being demolished .