Reservoirs & lochs · Scottish Highlands
Balbeg
In or near Drumnadrochit.
Balbeg in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Anne Burgess — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Balbeg is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Balbeg (Scottish Gaelic: Am Baile Beag) is a clachan (hamlet) about 0.5 miles (1 km) north-east of Balnain, 4 miles (6 km) west of Drumnadrochit, Inverness-shire (in the Scottish Highlands) and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Balbeg is also the name of another small settlement, located on the north west shore of Loch Ness, about 4 miles south of Drumnadrochit. The two settlements are sometimes confused.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 57.3446, -4.5701
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- IV63 6TL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Sources
- wikidata: Q2795441 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Balbeg, Highland (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Loch Meiklie
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Beinn a' Ghairchin
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Balbeg?
- Balbeg is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode IV63 6TL).
- What is Balbeg?
- Balbeg in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Balbeg?
- Drivers can use postcode IV63 6TL.
- Is Balbeg free to visit?
- Yes, Balbeg is free to enter.
- How do I get to Balbeg?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode IV63 6TL. It sits within the Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire parliamentary constituency.