Hoog Buurlo is an agricultural enclave amidst heathland, woods and beech avenues. In the past field farming, keeping sheep and chopping oak (tannic acid from oak bark was used in the tannery) provided the necessary income. The name (Hoog) Buurlo appears already in the 9th century and is a combination of "bur" (small house) and "lo" (forest).

Hoog Buurlo is most probably the smallest hamlet of the Netherlands, with two former farmhouses, two sheepfolds, just a couple of residents and over a hundred sheep.

Nowadays the hamlet is well known for its sheepfold and herd. It attracts many visitors, especially in spring when lambs are born.