Kirkala
| Company type | Pastoral lease |
|---|---|
| Industry | Sheep farming |
| Founded | before 1858 |
| Founder | Hugh Archibald Crawford |
| Headquarters | Eyre Peninsula , Australia |
| Products | Sheep |
Kirkala Station is a pastoral lease functioning as a sheep station situated in South Australia. It lies approximately east of Streaky Bay and northwest of Wudinna on the Eyre Peninsula.
The station's name originates from the Aboriginal term for the native pig face plant found in the area.
Established prior to 1858, Kirkala was taken up by Hugh Archibald Crawford, who left his grocery trade to manage the property alongside his brother-in-law, James Munro Linklater. Crawford subsequently served as a Justice of the Peace in Streaky Bay.
In 1868, Kirkala was offered for sale together with the adjacent Hope Downs Station, collectively spanning and supporting roughly 11,100 sheep. The holdings included an eight-bedroom stone homestead, a cottage, store, huts, stables, and 12 wells designated for watering livestock.
Later that year, ownership of Kirkala was consolidated under the Linklater family. In 1892, the property changed hands to Spottiswood Montgomery.
Several important structures at Kirkala—such as the homestead, school/shearers' dining room, stables, blacksmith's workshop, cottage, and an outstation comprising a two-roomed cottage, bakehouse, and underground water tank—are officially recognized on the South Australian Heritage Register.