Edderton
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Edderton Scottish Gaelic Eardardan |
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| Coordinates | 57 ° 50 ′ N , 4 ° 10 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | TAIN | ||
| ZIP code section | IV19 | ||
| prefix | 01862 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Highland | ||
| British Parliament | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Caithness, Sutherland and Ross | ||
Edderton ( Gaelic : Eardardan ) is a village in the Scottish Council Area Highland in the traditional county of Ross-shire . It is near the Dornoch Firth about eight miles north of Invergordon and 22 miles north of Inverness . The A9 , which connects Edinburgh to Thurso , spans the Dornoch Firth just a few kilometers from Edderton.
Edderton has been home to the Balblair whiskey distillery since 1790 . A few hundred meters northeast of Edderton is the Bronze Age menhir Clach Biorach . There is a Pictish symbol stone in the old cemetery .
Edderton Old Church
Balblair distillery
Clach Biorach
Pictish symbol stone
Individual evidence
- ^ List of Gaelic expressions
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ Website of the Balblair distillery
Web links
Commons : Edderton - collection of images, videos and audio files
