National historic site · Foothills County · Alberta

Piggery

One of the places to visit in Foothills County is Piggery, a national historic site. On the official register, it is a Classified Federal Heritage Building. The pick nearby is Livestock Shed, 100 m off.

Where

In Foothills County

inside the municipal boundary

Run by

Parks Canada

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 20%

#1,012 of 5,181 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–24°C

In brief

National historic site in Foothills County

Inside Foothills County

Piggery lies within the municipal boundary of Foothills County. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by Parks Canada

One of the places Parks Canada looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Classified Federal Heritage Building

It holds a federal or Québec heritage designation, or sits on the Canadian Register of Historic Places. About ↓

Drawn from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, with Statistics Canada’s 2021 outlines and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Month by month

In Foothills County the warm season is June to September, with highs of 18–24°C.

Jan-2° / -14°10 mm

Feb0° / -12°12 mm

Mar4° / -8°18 mm

Apr11° / -2°30 mm

May16° / 3°61 mm

Jun20° / 8°113 mm

Jul24° / 10°66 mm

Aug23° / 9°54 mm

Sep18° / 5°37 mm

Oct11° / -1°17 mm

Nov4° / -8°16 mm

Dec0° / -12°13 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Foothills County, and each month’s precipitation (rain, with snow counted as water). Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at Calgary (Airport), 39 km from Foothills County (Open Government Licence – Canada). Hours and seasons change through the year: check before you go. Foothills County’s full climate →

About

Piggery

Its upkeep is handled by Parks Canada.

Its historic-place page →

Type: National historic site
Run by: Parks Canada
Listed: Classified Federal Heritage Building
Town: in Foothills County

Facts: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers.

The map

Its place on the map

Use the numbers to match each place near Piggery with the list.

Towns near it

Towns near Piggery

Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · It’s in town

Foothills County

25,789 people · 39 places to visit

2 · 3.9 km south of it

Willow Creek No. 26

6,225 people · 40 places to visit

Compare the 2 towns

Town	Where Piggery is	People	Places to visit
Foothills County	It’s in town	25,789	39
Willow Creek No. 26	3.9 km south of it	6,225	40

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

A visit can take in 8 national historic sites, all within 15 km.

1National historic siteNational historic site · Parks CanadaLivestock Shed100 m away 2National historic siteNational historic site · Parks CanadaSelf Feeder, former Bunkhouse, Building 30100 m away 3

National historic site · Parks CanadaHay Shed300 m away 4

National historic site · Parks CanadaSlaughter House, Building 27400 m away 5

National historic site · Parks CanadaStud Horse Barn, Building 1400 m away 6

National historic site · Parks CanadaPercheron Box Stalls400 m away 7

National historic site · Parks CanadaFeed Mill400 m away 8

National historic site · Parks CanadaPost Office, Building 5500 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions before you go

Where is Piggery?

In Foothills County, Alberta, inside the town’s municipal boundary, is where Piggery stands.

What is Piggery?

National historic site.

Who runs Piggery?

Parks Canada.

When is the best time to visit Piggery?

The warm months in Foothills County run June to September, with afternoons at 18–24°C on the 1991–2020 normals.

Is Piggery a designated historic place?

Yes: Classified Federal Heritage Building.

Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF (Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers, Statistics Canada 2021 census boundaries, ECCC 1991–2020 climate normals (Open Government Licence – Canada).

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Hay Shed: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Slaughter House, Building 27: Jeffery J. Nichols, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stud Horse Barn, Building 1: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Percheron Box Stalls: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Feed Mill: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Post Office, Building 5: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).