Keoldale
Keoldale is a hamlet in Sutherland, Highland Council, Scotland. Keoldale is situated nearby to the hamlet Balnakeil Craft Village, as well as near Achiemore.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Smoo Cave and Balnakeil Church.
Smoo Cave
Cave
Photo: Spike, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Smoo Cave is a large combined sea cave and freshwater cave in Durness in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. The cave name, which was previously known as Smow or Smo, may originate from the Norse 'smjúga' or 'smuga', meaning a narrow cleft, or hole. Smoo Cave is situated 2½ miles east of Keoldale.
Balnakeil Church
Church
Photo: Twosugars47040, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Balnakeil Church is situated 1½ miles north of Keoldale.
Balnakeil Mill
Watermill
Photo: Donald H Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balnakeil Mill is a watermill, which is situated 1½ miles north of Keoldale.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Achiemore and Balnakeil.
Achiemore
Hamlet
Photo: RH Dengate, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achiemore was a crofting community located on the Cape Wrath peninsula near the village of Durness in the Scottish county of Sutherland. The hamlet is just south of the farmstead of Daill on the western shore of the Kyle of Durness. Achiemore is situated 1½ miles northwest of Keoldale.
Balnakeil
Hamlet
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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 northwest of Durness. Balnakeil is situated 1½ miles north of Keoldale.
Durness
Photo: Florian Fuchs, CC BY 3.0.
Durness is a village in Sutherland on the far north coast of Scotland, with a population of 347 in 2011. Most of the terrain of this region is impermeable gneiss, carpeted by boggy heathland.
Keoldale
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Kealdale”
- Category: locality
- Location: Sutherland, Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.55383° or 58° 33′ 14″ northLongitude
-4.78416° or 4° 47′ 3″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
9CCQH638+G8OpenStreetMap ID
node 1293096168OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2645781
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