Ballindalloch Explained

Ballindalloch (Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Baile na Dalach) is a small village on the River Spey in Scotland.

It is known for its whisky distilleries and for Ballindalloch Castle.^{[1] [2]} In Ballindalloch itself, there are two distilleries, Cragganmore distillery and Ballindalloch distillery.^[3] On the western edge of Ballindalloch is the Tormore distillery.^[3]

Ballindalloch previously had a railway station, Ballindalloch railway station that opened on 1 July 1863 and was part of the Strathspey Railway (GNoSR) but it closed on 18 October 1965.

The name Ballindalloch is also used at Balfron, Stirlingshire for the Ballindalloch Old House, estate, bridge, muir and cotton mill.

See also

• Glenfarclas Single Malt
• Tomintoul

Notes and References

1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 57 Stirling & The Trossachs. 9780319231562 . Ordnance Survey. 2009.
2. Web site: Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer. csv (download). 1 January 2016. Ordnance Survey. www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. 30 January 2016.
3. Book: Maclean, Charles . 2016 . Whiskypedia. A Gazetteer of Scotch Whisky . Edinburgh . Birlinn . 978-1-78027-401-0.