Balavil
Balavil is a locality in Highland Council, Scotland. Balavil is situated nearby to the hamlet Lynchat, as well as near the village Insh.Places of Interest
Highlights include Highland Wildlife Park and Speyside distillery.
Highland Wildlife Park
Zoo
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Highland Wildlife Park is a 105-hectare safari park and zoo in Kingussie, Scotland. The park is located within the Cairngorms National Park. The park is run by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland and is a member of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria.
Speyside distillery
Distillery
Photo: SusanSpey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Speyside distillery was a Scotch whisky distillery near the hamlet of Drumguish in the Speyside region of Scotland, close to the village of Kingussie. It produced SPEY and Beinn Dubh single malts, and Byron's Gin. Speyside distillery is situated 2 miles south of Balavil.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Insh and Kingussie.
Insh
Village
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Insh is a village in Highland, Scotland that lies on the east coast of the Insh Marshes. It is in the Badenoch and Strathspey area, around 3+1⁄2 miles east of Kingussie, in the Spey valley. Insh is situated 1½ miles east of Balavil.
Kingussie
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kingussie is a town in Speyside in the central Scottish Highlands, with a population of 1470 in 2020. The Spey valley here broadens into a "strath" as it emerges from the hills, and turns north.
Kincraig
Village
Photo: Paul Beard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kincraig is a village located north of Kingussie and south of Aviemore in Highland, Scotland. Its original name was Boat of Inch, reflecting the ferry boat crossing of the Spey River that once operated here but the name was changed after a single track bridge was erected in 1871. Kincraig is situated 3 miles northeast of Balavil.
Balavil
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Belleville”
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.1° or 57° 6′ northLongitude
-4° or 4° westElevation
955 feet (291 metres)Open location code
9C9R32X2+X2GeoNames ID
2656607
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