Balnain

Balnain
A view of Balnain in 1999
Balnain is located in Inverness area
Balnain
Balnain
Location within the Inverness area
Population300 (1991) estimated
'Under 1,000'[1] (2011) estimated
OS grid referenceNH433305
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtIV63 6[2]
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
  • Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey (UK Parliament constituency)
List of places
UK
Scotland
57°20′11″N 4°35′11″W / 57.336476°N 4.586312°W / 57.336476; -4.586312

Balnain (Scottish Gaelic: Baile an Fhàin) is a small village in Glenurquhart, Scotland, about 5 miles west of Drumnadrochit. It is mostly dependent on tourism, forestry, agriculture and farming. The first buildings were created in the 1870s and 1880s and minor expansions occurred in the 1900s, 1960s and 1970. Its height above sea level is 123.6m.[2]

  1. ^ "Map of Balnain, United Kingdom, Europe". Collins Maps. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  2. ^ a b "#GetOutside: do more in the British Outdoors". OS GetOutside.