Balnakeil Church
Balnakeil Church is a church in Highland Council, Scotland. Balnakeil Church is situated nearby to the building Balnakeil House, as well as near the watermill Balnakeil Mill.Photo: Twosugars47040, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: church building, ruined, in Balnakeil, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Balnakeil, Durness Parish Church” and “Durness Old Church, Balnakeil”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Balnakeil Mill and Smoo Cave.
Balnakeil Mill
Watermill
Photo: Donald H Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balnakeil Mill is a watermill, which is situated 340 feet south of Balnakeil Church.
Smoo Cave
Cave
Photo: Spike, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Smoo Cave is a large combined sea cave and freshwater cave in Durness in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. The cave name, which was previously known as Smow or Smo, may originate from the Norse 'smjúga' or 'smuga', meaning a narrow cleft, or hole. Smoo Cave is situated 2 miles southeast of Balnakeil Church.
Durness Smoo Youth Hostel
Hostel
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Durness Smoo Youth Hostel is situated 2 miles southeast of Balnakeil Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balnakeil and Durness.
Balnakeil
Hamlet
Photo: Superbass, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Balnakeil is a hamlet in the parish of Durness, Sutherland, Scottish Highlands, and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. It is on the north coast of Scotland around 3⁄4 mile northwest of Durness.
Durness
Photo: Florian Fuchs, CC BY 3.0.
Durness is a village in Sutherland on the far north coast of Scotland, with a population of 347 in 2011. Most of the terrain of this region is impermeable gneiss, carpeted by boggy heathland.
Achiemore
Hamlet
Photo: RH Dengate, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achiemore was a crofting community located on the Cape Wrath peninsula near the village of Durness in the Scottish county of Sutherland. The hamlet is just south of the farmstead of Daill on the western shore of the Kyle of Durness. Achiemore is situated 2 miles west of Balnakeil Church.
Balnakeil Church
- Categories: church ruin, building, ruins, historic site, and religion
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.57608° or 58° 34′ 34″ northLongitude
-4.76859° or 4° 46′ 7″ westOpen location code
9CCQH6GJ+CHOpenStreetMap ID
way 523123160OpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q2199319
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In Other Languages
“Balnakeil Church” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Balnakeil Church”
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Highlights include Balnakeil House and Balnakeil Motorhome Stopover.
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