Hill of Tain

Hill of Tain is a hill in Highland Council, Scotland and has an elevation of 945 feet. Hill of Tain is situated nearby to the locality Quarryhill, as well as near Redburn.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Glenmorangie distillery and Tain Royal Academy.

Glenmorangie distillery

Distillery

Photo: Jack Shainsky, CC BY 2.0.

Glenmorangie distillery is a distillery in Tain, Ross-shire, Scotland, that produces single malt Scotch whisky. The distillery is owned by The Glenmorangie Company Ltd, whose main product is the range of Glenmorangie single malt whisky. Glenmorangie distillery is situated 2½ miles northeast of Hill of Tain.

Tain Royal Academy

School

Tain Royal Academy is a secondary school in Highland, Scotland. The school first opened in 1813, with a new building opened in 1969 and an educational campus currently being built, due to open in 2026. Tain Royal Academy is situated 2½ miles east of Hill of Tain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tain and Edderton.

Tain

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Tain is a town in Easter Ross in the Scottish Highlands, with a population of 3570 in 2020. It's on the coast 40 miles north of Inverness on the A9 and the railway line to Thurso.

Edderton

Village

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Edderton is a village near Tain, lying on the shores of the Dornoch Firth, Easter Ross and is in the Highland council area of Scotland. It has approximately 388 inhabitants. Edderton is situated 2½ miles northwest of Hill of Tain.

Balleigh

Locality

Balleigh is a small village, 0.5 miles southeast of Edderton and 7 miles west of Tain, in eastern Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Balleigh is situated 3 miles northwest of Hill of Tain.

Hill of Tain

Type: Hill with an elevation of 945 feet
Category: landform
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.80208° or 57° 48′ 8″ north

Longitude

-4.12251° or 4° 7′ 21″ west

Elevation

945 feet (288 metres)

Open location code

9C9QRV2G+RX

GeoNames ID

12621395

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