Memorials & monuments · Scottish Islands
Balnakeil
Balnakeil in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Balnakeil 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
Balnakeil is a hamlet in the parish of Durness, Sutherland, Scottish Highlands, and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. It is on the north coast of Scotland around 3⁄4 mile (1.2 kilometres) northwest of Durness. The ruin of Balnakeil Church is a scheduled monument. The Kyle of Durness is west of Balnakeil which gives its name to the two-mile-wide (three-kilometre) Balnakeil Bay which the Kyle opens into. The peninsula of Faraid Head is to the north of Balnakeil. It was the site of a 1950s radar station and remains the range control for Ministry of Defence bombing operations in the Cape Wrath Training Area to the west. Three small lochs are to the south of Balnakeil: Loch Croispol, Loch Borralie and Loch Caladail. Durness Golf Course is to the southwest.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 58.5760, -4.7680
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- IV27 4PX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Sources
Other places nearby
Balnakeil Church
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Rob Donn's Memorial
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Balnakeil House
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Balnakeil Mill
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Balnakeil Motorhome Stopover
Caravan parks · 0.6 km
Phil's Art Gallery
Public art & sculpture · 0.8 km
Balnakeil Old Schoolhouse ruins
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Balnakiel Gloup Cave
Caves · 1.0 km
Durness War Memorial
Memorials & monuments · 1.5 km
Durness
Reservoirs & lochs · 1.5 km
Solmar
Historic houses · 1.5 km
Lazy Crofter Bunkhouse/Hostel
Hostels · 1.5 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Balnakeil?
- Balnakeil is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode IV27 4PX).
- What is Balnakeil?
- Balnakeil in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Balnakeil?
- Drivers can use postcode IV27 4PX.
- Is Balnakeil free to visit?
- Yes, Balnakeil is free to enter.
- How do I get to Balnakeil?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode IV27 4PX. It sits within the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross parliamentary constituency.