Balado Airfield

Balado Airfield is an airfield in Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland. Balado Airfield is situated nearby to the village Milnathort, as well as near the locality East Coldrain.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Burleigh Castle and Loch Leven railway station.

Burleigh Castle

Castle

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The remains of Burleigh Castle are located just outside the village of Milnathort, 1.5 miles north of Kinross, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The castle dates from the 15th and 16th centuries, and now sits beside the A911 road, opposite a 19th-century steading, recently adapted into housing. Burleigh Castle is situated 2 miles east of Balado Airfield.

Loch Leven railway station

Historic site

Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Loch Leven railway station served the burgh of Kinross, Perth and Kinross, Scotland from 1860 to 1921 on the Kinross-shire Railway. Loch Leven railway station is situated 2 miles southeast of Balado Airfield.

Orwell Parish (Milnathort) War Memorial

Memorial

Photo: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balado and Milnathort.

Balado

Village

Balado, from Scottish Gaelic: Am Baile Àthach is a hamlet in Kinross-shire in the council area of Perth and Kinross. T in the Park was forced to relocate in 2011. It includes RAF Balado Bridge.

Milnathort

Village

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Milnathort, Scottish Gaelic: Muileann Choirthe, is a small town in the parish of Orwell in the county of Kinross-shire, Scotland and since 1996, the local council area of Perth and Kinross. Milnathort is situated 1½ miles northeast of Balado Airfield.

Kinross

Photo: Euchiasmus, Public domain.

Kinross is a small town in Perth and Kinross, 13 miles south of Perth. With a population of 5650 in 2021, it stands on the shores of Loch Leven, with the scarp of the Lomond Hills looming to the east and a mysterious giant golf ball to the west.

Balado Airfield

Type: Airfield
Category: transportation
Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.21726° or 56° 13′ 2″ north

Longitude

-3.45699° or 3° 27′ 25″ west

Elevation

433 feet (132 metres)

Open location code

9C8R6G8V+W6

GeoNames ID

12261533

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