Area of Aberdeen, Scotland
Tullos
Tullos is an area of Aberdeen, Scotland.
The area takes its name from the Vale of Tullos, which lies between Tullos Hill and Torry Hill. Tullos derived its name from a corruption of the Gaelic ‘Tulach’ meaning a hill.
How locals move
Getting around Tullos the local way
- Get inThese are the names of oil and gas rigs out in the North Sea, served by helicopter from here.
- Get inJet 727 is a big blue Stagecoach bus, running every 10-30 min to the main bus station in Union Square, next to the railway station and ferry terminal.
- Get inis in city centre on Guild Street, one block from Union Street, close to the bus station and ferry terminal.
- Get inThe ferry terminal is off Market Street, next to the Union St car park entrance.
- Get inNorthLink car ferries sail overnight, year-round, to Lerwick in the Shetland Islands.
- Get in(They never call at tiny midway Fair Isle, which is reached via Shetland.) For practicalities of using these ferries, see Shetland Islands#Getin and Kirkwall#Getin.
- Go nextSome within a day trip are: Stonehaven, a picturesque fishing port 15 miles south, with Dunottar Castle.
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