Balmeanach
Balmeanach is a hamlet in Highland Council, Scotland. Balmeanach is situated nearby to the hamlet Peinachorrain, as well as near Gedintailor.Photo: Fiona Mackinnon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Portree, Isle of Skye, Highland, Scotland
- Also known as: “Am Baile Meadhanach”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Free Church, Raasay and Raasay House.
Free Church, Raasay
Church
Photo: Auldcathy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Free Church, Raasay is situated 2 miles northeast of Balmeanach.
Raasay House
Hotel
Photo: Caribouster, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Raasay House is a hotel, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Balmeanach.
Raasay, Suisnish, War Memorial
Memorial
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Raasay, Suisnish, War Memorial is situated 1½ miles northeast of Balmeanach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peinachorrain and Gedintailor.
Peinachorrain
Hamlet
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Peinchorran is a remote settlement, lying at the end of the B883 road, on the north east headland of Loch Sligachan on the island of Skye in the Highlands of Scotland.
Gedintailor
Hamlet
Photo: Monika Heinen-Tenrich, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gedintailor is a crofting village, lying on the shores of the Narrows of Raasay on the east coast of the island of Skye in Scotland and is in the council area of Highland.
Sconser
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sconser is a small crofting township on the island of Skye, in Scotland, situated on the south shore of Loch Sligachan. The main A87 road of Skye passes through Sconser and the ferry to Raasay departs from the pier.
Balmeanach
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.33304° or 57° 19′ 59″ northLongitude
-6.1102° or 6° 6′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C9M8VMQ+6WOpenStreetMap ID
node 5587147335OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q124544931
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Scottish Gaelic—“Balmeanach” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Am Baile Meadhanach”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Am Baile Meadhanach”
- “Am Baile Meadhanach”
- “Balmeanach”
- “Balmeanach - Am Baile Meadhanach”
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