Balnacoil (from Scottish Gaelic Baile na Coille 'settlement of the wood')[1] is a small crofting village, lying in the strath of Brora, one mile west of Loch Brora, in the east county of Sutherland, in Highland, Scotland.[2] The River Brora, which rises in Ben Armine, runs through Balnacoil, draining into the loch.

Balnacoil
Balnacoil is located in Sutherland
Balnacoil
Balnacoil
Location within the Sutherland area
OS grid referenceNC819109
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtKW9 6
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
List of places
UK
Scotland
58°04′18″N 4°00′12″W / 58.07161°N 4.00332°W / 58.07161; -4.00332

Balnacoil is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

References edit

  1. ^ Gaelic and Norse in the Landscape: Placenames in Caithness and Sutherland Archived 2011-09-21 at the Wayback Machine. Scottish National Heritage.
  2. ^ Microsoft; Nokia (1 April 2017). "Balnacoil" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 1 April 2017.