Balnacoil () is a small crofting village, lying in the strath of
Brora, one mile west of
Loch Brora
Loch Brora is a loch in the Golspie parish near the east coast of Sutherland in the Highland council area in Northern Scotland. It is located directly south of a small road which links a few miles east with the A9 in Brora from where the loch ...
, in the east county of
Sutherland, in
Highland
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,
Scotland
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.
The
River Brora
The River Brora ( gd, Brùra) is an east-flowing river in Sutherland in the Highlands of Scotland. It is formed where its headwater streams, Allt Gobhlach and Allt nan Con-uisge meet. As a part of the Loch Shin Hydro Scheme, some of its flow is n ...
, which rises in
Ben Armine, runs through Balnacoil, draining into the loch.
Balnacoil is in the
Scottish council area of
Highland
Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elevated mountainous plateau or high hills. Generally speaking, upland (or uplands) refers to ranges of hills, typically from up to while highland (or highlands) is ...
.
References
Populated places in Sutherland
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