Balvraid
Balvraid is a hamlet in Highland Council, Scotland. Balvraid is situated nearby to the hamlet Scallasaig, as well as near the locality Suardalan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Dorothy Carse, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dun Grugaig and Dun Troddan.
Dun Grugaig
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dun Grugaig is a D-shaped dun, or "semi-broch", located about 7 kilometres southeast of the village of Glenelg, Highland, in Scotland.
Dun Troddan
Ruins
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dun Troddan is an iron-age broch located about 5 kilometres southeast of the village of Kirkton,Glenelg, Highland, in Scotland. It is one of the best-preserved brochs in Scotland.
Dun Telve
Ruins
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dun Telve is an iron-age broch located about four kilometres southeast of Kirkton, the main village of the community of Glenelg, Inverness-shire in the Highland Region of Scotland. It is one of the best preserved brochs in Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glenelg and Arnisdale.
Glenelg
Glenelg is a small village on the coast of Wester Ross in the Scottish Highlands, which historically was one of the main crossings to and from Skye. The cattle swam across on their way to market, while the humans took a ferry.
Arnisdale
Hamlet
Photo: Peter Amsden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Arnisdale is a hamlet in the historic county of Inverness-shire in the local authority area of Highlands of Scotland. It lies on the north shore of Loch Hourn, around 10 miles down a single-track road from Glenelg. Arnisdale is situated 3½ miles south of Balvraid.
Kylerhea
Village
Photo: Wfmiller, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kylerhea is a village on the east coast of the Isle of Skye, in the Scottish Highlands, overlooking Kyle Rhea, a strait splitting Skye from the Scottish mainland. Kylerhea is situated 4½ miles northwest of Balvraid.
Balvraid
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.18889° or 57° 11′ 20″ northLongitude
-5.56392° or 5° 33′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C9P5CQP+HCOpenStreetMap ID
node 1296053281OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q122839109
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- German: “Balvraid”
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