Pulpit Rock

Pulpit Rock is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Pulpit Rock is situated nearby to the peak Tain Hill, as well as near the lake Lochan Uaine.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tain railway station and Tain & District Museum.

Tain railway station

Railway station

Photo: John Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tain railway station is an unstaffed railway station serving the area of Tain in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line, 44 miles 23 chains from Inverness, between Fearn and Ardgay. Tain railway station is situated 2½ miles east of Pulpit Rock.

Tain & District Museum

Museum

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The Tain & District Museum is located in Tain, Ross-shire, Scotland. It is volunteer-run and is open April to October part of the Tain Through Time visitor centre. The museum was established in 1966 and has a collection of silver made in the local area. Tain & District Museum is situated 2 miles east of Pulpit Rock.

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 2 miles northeast of Pulpit Rock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tain and Edderton.

Tain

Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 3 miles northwest of Pulpit Rock.

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 Pulpit Rock.

Pulpit Rock

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.80324° or 57° 48′ 12″ north

Longitude

-4.11138° or 4° 6′ 41″ west

Open location code

9C9QRV3Q+7C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2327718000

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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