Balintore (from the gd, Baile an Todhair meaning "The Bleaching Town") is a village near
Tain
Tain ( Gaelic: ''Baile Dhubhthaich'') is a royal burgh and parish in the County of Ross, in the Highlands of Scotland.
Etymology
The name derives from the nearby River Tain, the name of which comes from an Indo-European root meaning 'flow'. The ...
in
Easter Ross
Easter Ross ( gd, Ros an Ear) is a loosely defined area in the east of Ross, Highland, Scotland.
The name is used in the constituency name Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, which is the name of both a British House of Commons constituenc ...
, Scotland.
It is one of three villages on this northern stretch of the Moray Firth coastline -
Hilton, Balintore, and
Shandwick
Shandwick ( gd, Seannduaig), a village near Tain in Easter Ross, and is in the Scottish council area of Highland, Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Gre ...
are known collectively as the
Seaboard Villages
The Seaboard Villages ( gd, Na Trì Port Mara) are three contiguous coastal villages, situated about 10 km southeast of the town of Tain in Easter Ross, Scotland. They face east onto the Moray Firth.
Namely (from North to South):
*Hilton of C ...
. Local employment has long been based on fishing, but this is now only a small part of the local economy.
Balintore has a large harbour, built c.1890. With a shop, post office and pharmacy, Balintore holds a small but friendly community. Balintore always had a very busy village hall which was a meeting point for villagers and consisted of many dances, plays, sales and the occasional whist drive. The previous village hall was knocked down and the land was renovated into the hall we know today which includes a café. The Old Scout Hut has also recently been renovated next to the newly installed play park. On the sea front there is a plaque in commemoration of
John Ross (missionary)
John Ross (1842–1915), (his Chinese name: ) was a Scottish Protestant missionary to Northeast China who established Dongguan Church in Shenyang. He is also known for translating the first Korean Bible.
Life
John Ross was born at Rarichie in Ea ...
, who was responsible for translation of the Bible into Korean.
Gallery
File:Balintore_Central.JPG, Central Balintore Village
File:Balintore_Harbour.JPG, Boats in Balintore Harbour
File:Balintore_North.JPG, Looking North from Harbour
File:Balintore_South.JPG, Southern part of Balintore Village
File:Balintore_Village.JPG, Balintore Village
See also
*
Balintore F.C.
References
External links
History Website'' - online archive of the social history of the Seaboard Villages; Hilton, Balintore, and Shandwick"Seaboard Villages Website"
* ttp://www.anta.co.uk/Anta Pottery
Populated places in Ross and Cromarty
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