Balnakeil

Balnakeil is a hamlet in the parish of Durness, Sutherland,[1] 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 ruins of Balnakeil Church are a scheduled monument. The Kyle of Durness is west of Balnakeil which gives its name to the 2-mile-wide (3-kilometre) Balnakeil Bay which the Kyle opens into.[2]

Balnakeil

Ruined church at Balnakeil
Balnakeil
Location within the Sutherland area
OS grid referenceNC394678
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDurness
Postcode districtIV27 4
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish

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.[3]

Three small lochs are to the south of Balnakeil: Loch Croispol, Loch Borralie and Loch Caladail. Durness Golf Course is to the southwest.[4]

See also

References
  1. Microsoft; Nokia (20 April 2017). "Balnakeil" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  2. Groome.F.H (1885) 'Parish of Durness', Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical, (available online). Retrieved 2013-02-20.
  3. RAF Faraid Head ('RAI') CEW R10 ROTOR Radar station, Subterranea Britannica, 2004-06-15. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
  4. Loch Borralie, Kyle of Durness, Historic Scotland, 2003. Retrieved 2013-02-20.


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