Development opportunity at 'Devil's Pulpit' tourist hotspot comes to market

A potential development opportunity has come to the market at Finnich Glen, also known as the Devil’s Pulpit.

Graham + Sibbald is marketing the 23-acre site on the banks of the gorge, with planning permission already granted for a visitor centre at the site, including a restaurant, café, shop and events area, as well as a car park for 150 vehicles.

A further idea of creating a distillery has been considered favourably by locals, according to the property firm, which promoted the idea of distilling with the peaty blood red water and using the golden barley grown in neighbouring fields, with oak casks sourced from woodland on the estate, reports Insider.

The famous gorge has previously been used as a backdrop for films including The Eagle and Detective Pickachu, as well as TV shows Outlander, Taggart and Sherlock Holmes.

The Devil’s Pulpit at Finnich Glen

The site currently attracts more than 70,000 people per annum, and this has been predicted to rise to around 350,000 if a visitor centre was erected.

David Young, owner of the land, commented: “There is an opportunity here at Finnich Glen to create a visitor attraction of national importance.

“It is indeed a beautiful Scottish landmark that is visited by people from all around the world – it has been previously referred to as Scotland’s Grand Canyon in miniature.”

Graham + Sibbald stated that it will discuss the freehold price of the land with “seriously interested parties“.

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