Badicaul

Badicaul is a hamlet in Highland Council, Scotland. Badicaul is situated nearby to the village Erbusaig, as well as near the hamlet Drumbuie.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eilean Bàn and Kyle of Lochalsh railway station.

Eilean Bàn

Island

Photo: Berit, CC BY 2.0.

Eilean Bàn is a six-acre island between Kyle of Lochalsh and the Isle of Skye, in the historic county of Ross and Cromarty in the Highland local government area.

Kyle of Lochalsh railway station

Railway station

Photo: Sexy Simon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kyle of Lochalsh railway station is the terminus of the Kyle of Lochalsh Line in the village of Kyle of Lochalsh in the Highlands, northern Scotland. The station is 63 miles 64 chains from Dingwall.

Caisteal Maol is a ruined castle located near the harbour of the village of Kyleakin, Isle of Skye, Scotland. It is also known as Castle Moil, Castle Maol, Dun Akyn, Dunakin Castle, Dun Haakon and Castle Dunakin. Castle Maol is situated 1½ miles south of Badicaul.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Erbusaig and Kyle of Lochalsh.

Erbusaig

Village

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Erbusaig is a small remote township, situated on Erbusaig Bay near Kyle of Lochalsh, Scottish Highlands and is in the council area of Highland. In the language of Gaelic, the village is named after Erb, a Viking who landed in the Bay.

Kyle of Lochalsh

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kyle of Lochalsh is a village in Wester Ross in the Scottish Highlands, with a population of 590 in 2020. It is just across the water from Kyleakin on the Isle of Skye and was the traditional route to Skye by ferry.

Drumbuie

Hamlet

Drumbuie is a settlement situated less than 1 mile southwest of Duirinish in Lochalsh, Scottish Highlands and is in the council area of Highland. The fishing hamlet of Erbusaig is located less than one mile to the southwest. Drumbuie is situated 1½ miles northeast of Badicaul.

Badicaul

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.2976° or 57° 17′ 51″ north

Longitude

-5.72273° or 5° 43′ 22″ west

Elevation

49 feet (15 metres)

Open location code

9C9P77XG+2W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5975757234

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

13280466

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