Balchrick

Balchrick is a township on the north east shore of in , and is in the council area of Highland. Balchrick lies entirely within the estate of the John Muir Trust's Sandwood Estate.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Loch Aisir and Eilean an Ròin Mòr.

Lake
Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a lake.

Island
Photo: michael hardman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an uninhabited island in north west .

Lake
is a lochan in Scotland's Flow Country. It is situated about one mile from the western coast of , at the northeast edge of , a scattered crofting settlement, and about two miles north of the larger settlement of . is situated 1½ miles east of Balchrick.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sheigra and Kinlochbervie.

Hamlet
or Shegra is a small holiday settlement on the east coast of the Tongue district of in the council area in . It is located 4 miles from and the B801 road and nearly 60 miles from and the A9 and 40 miles from and the A835.

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is a small fishing village in in the northwest , with a population of 411 in 2011. Few fishing boats are based here, but they come to land their catch to be trucked south.

Hamlet
is a small crofting village, located two miles south east of and lies at the south east coast of Loch Inchard, in , , and is in the council area of Highland. is situated 4½ miles southeast of Balchrick.

Balchrick

Latitude
58.49018° or 58° 29′ 25″ north
Longitude
-5.10414° or 5° 6′ 15″ west
Elevation
190 feet (58 metres)
Open location code
9CCPFVRW+38
Open­Street­Map ID
node 14181569653
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
9884117
Wiki­data ID
Q2689493
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Satellite Map

Discover Balchrick from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Irish—“Balchrick” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Balchrick”
  • Dutch: “Balchrick”
  • Irish: “Baile a‘ Chnuic”
  • Irish: “Baile a’ Chnuic”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cnoc na Mòine and Loch na Lerig.

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