Balallan
Balallan, meaning "Allan's Town", is a crofting township on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Balallan is within the parish of Lochs.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 256 residents
- Description: village in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Baile Ailein”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arivruach and Caversta.
Arivruach
Village
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Airidh a' Bhruaich is a scattered crofting township in the South Lochs district of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It lies at the head of the sea loch of Loch Seaforth. Arivruach is situated 3½ miles southwest of Balallan.
Caversta
Village
Photo: Sarah Egan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cabharstadh or Caversta is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Caversta is situated in the district of Pairc, and is within the parish of Lochs. Caversta is situated 5 miles east of Balallan.
Achmore
Village
Photo: Zenit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Achmore is a village in the Scottish Outer Hebrides, on the Isle of Lewis. The name means 'big field'. Achmore is within the parish of Lochs and lies on the A858, about 7 miles southwest of Stornoway. Achmore is situated 6 miles north of Balallan.
Balallan
- Category: locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.09168° or 58° 5′ 30″ northLongitude
-6.60552° or 6° 36′ 20″ westPopulation
256Elevation
151 feet (46 metres)Open location code
9CCM39RV+MQOpenStreetMap ID
node 422559448OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2656609Wikidata ID
Q4849901
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Balallan” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Balallan”
- Dutch: “Balallan”
- French: “Balallan”
- Scots: “Balallan”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Bail‘ Ailein”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Baile Ailein”
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