Balnacoil Explained

Country:Scotland
Coordinates:58.0716°N -4.0033°W
Map Type:Sutherland
Official Name:Balnacoil
Gaelic Name:Baile na Coille
Unitary Scotland:Highland
Lieutenancy Scotland:Sutherland
Postcode District:KW9 6
Postcode Area:KW
Os Grid Reference:NC819109

Balnacoil [1] is a small crofting village, lying in the strath of Brora, one mile west of Loch Brora, in the east county of Sutherland, in Highland, Scotland. The River Brora, which rises in Ben Armine, runs through Balnacoil, draining into the loch.

Balnacoil is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.snh.org.uk/pdfs/publications/gaelic/gaelicnorseinthelandscape.pdf Gaelic and Norse in the Landscape: Placenames in Caithness and Sutherland