Balchladich

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Balchladich
Location within the Sutherland area
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Country Scotland
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Post town Lochinver
Postcode district IV27 4
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58°13′01″N5°20′44″W / 58.21692°N 5.34554°W / 58.21692; -5.34554 Coordinates: 58°13′01″N5°20′44″W / 58.21692°N 5.34554°W / 58.21692; -5.34554

Balchladich (Scottish Gaelic : Baile a' Chladaich) is a remote township in the Assynt district of Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. [1] [2]

Township Designation for types of settlement as administrative territorial entities

Township refers to various kinds of settlements in different countries.

Assynt Sparsely populated area of Sutherland on the west coast of Scotland

Assynt is a sparsely populated area in the south-west of Sutherland, lying north of Ullapool on the west coast of Scotland. Assynt is known for its landscape and its remarkable mountains, which have led to the area, along with neighbouring Coigach, being designated as the Assynt-Coigach National Scenic Area, one of 40 such areas in Scotland.

Sutherland Historic county in Scotland

Sutherland is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area in the Highlands of Scotland. Its county town is Dornoch. Sutherland borders Caithness to the east, Ross-shire to the south and the Atlantic to the north and west. Like its southern neighbour Ross-shire, Sutherland has some of the most dramatic scenery in the whole of Europe, especially on its western fringe where the mountains meet the sea. These include high sea cliffs, and very old mountains composed of Precambrian and Cambrian rocks.

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References

  1. Microsoft; Nokia (1 April 2017). "Balchladich" (Map). Bing Maps . Microsoft. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Balchladich". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 10 May 2019.