Balnacoil

Balnacoil
Scottish Gaelic: Baile na Coille
Balnacoil
 Balnacoil shown within the Sutherland area
OS grid referenceNC819109
Council areaHighland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode district KW9 6
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
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Coordinates: 58°04′18″N 4°00′12″W / 58.07161°N 4.00332°W / 58.07161; -4.00332

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

Balnacoil is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

References

  1. ↑ Gaelic and Norse in the Landscape: Placenames in Caithness and Sutherland. Scottish National Heritage.


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