Balmaqueen
Balmaqueen is a hamlet in Highland Council, Scotland. Balmaqueen is situated nearby to the locality Meall Brataig, as well as near Bodha Ruadh.Photo: Brian Jorgensen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Kilmuir, Isle of Skye, Highland, Scotland
- Also known as: “Balmacqueen”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Moluag’s Church,Kilmaluag Bay and Duntulm Castle.
St Moluag’s Church,Kilmaluag Bay
Ruins
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Moluag’s Church,Kilmaluag Bay is a ruins.
Duntulm Castle
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Duntulm Castle stands ruined on the north coast of Trotternish, on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, near the hamlet of Duntulm. During the 17th century it was the seat of the chiefs of Clan MacDonald of Sleat. It is a scheduled monument. Duntulm Castle is situated 2 miles west of Balmaqueen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilmaluag and Shulista.
Kilmaluag
Village
Photo: Sandy Gemmill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilmaluag is a township made up of several small settlements on the most northerly point of the Trotternish peninsula of the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Kilmaluag is within the parish of Kilmuir.
Balmaqueen
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.68885° or 57° 41′ 20″ northLongitude
-6.28993° or 6° 17′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C9MMPQ6+G2OpenStreetMap ID
node 1001199161OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q124544811
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Balmaqueen” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Baile Mac Cuithein”
- Irish: “Baile Mac Cuithein”
- Manx: “Baile Mac Cuithein”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Baile Mac Cuithein”
- Welsh: “Baile Mac Cuithein”
- “Baile Mac Cuithein”
- “Balmacqueen”
- “Balmacqueen - Baile Mac Cuithein”
- “Balmaqueen”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Meall Brataig and Bodha Ruadh.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dun and Kilmaluag Old Churchyard.
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