Balmacara
Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°17′36″ N 5°38′41″ W
- Elevation
- 32 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
About Balmacara
Balmacara is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 32 m.
Balmacara (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Mac Ara) is a scattered village on the north shore of Loch Alsh near Kyle of Lochalsh, Ross-shire, Highland and is in the Scottish council area of the Highland, Scotland. In 1946, Lady Hamilton, bequeathed the 2,750-hectare (6,800-acre) Balmacara crofting estate to the people of Scotland, by donating it to the National Trust for Scotland. In 1954 the nearby Lochalsh House was conveyed to the Trust. The Balmacara Estate Visitor Centre is located in the centre of Balmacara.
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In comparison
- Nearest larger town: Kyle of Lochalsh, 4 km W
- 93 sights and natural places within 10 km Loch Achaidh na h-Inich, Glaick Hill
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Loch Achaidh na h-Inich Lake, Highland1 km NE
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Glaick Hill Mountain, Highland1.4 km W
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Cnoc a Chlarsair Mountain, Highland1.4 km N
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Carn Thollaidh Mountain, Highland1.5 km N
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Sgurr Mor Mountain, Highland1.7 km E
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Carn Palascaig Mountain, Highland2 km NW
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