Balmacara

Balmacara (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Mac Ara) is a scattered village on the north shore of Loch Alsh near Kyle of Lochalsh, Ross-shire, Highland and is in the Scottish council area of the Highland, Scotland.^[1]

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Balmacara Scottish Gaelic: Baile Mac Ara
Balmacara Location within the Ross and Cromarty area
OS grid reference	NG816272
Council area	Highland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	IV40 8
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Scottish Parliament	Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
List of places UK Scotland 57°17′34″N 5°38′34″W / 57.2929°N 5.6429°W / 57.2929; -5.6429
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In 1946, Lady Hamilton, bequeathed the 2,750-hectare (6,800-acre) Balmacara crofting estate to the people of Scotland, by donating it to the National Trust for Scotland. In 1954 the nearby Lochalsh House was conveyed to the Trust.^[2] The Balmacara Estate Visitor Centre is located in the centre of Balmacara.^[3]

The Shinty club, Kinlochshiel play in the hamlet.

The community of Balmacara lies on the edge of Balmacara Bay. Within the wider area of Balmacara and Balmacara Square lies the Balmacara Cemetery, the Lochalsh War Memorial, a number of hotels, B&Bs, and a local Spar shop.

Children from the area attend the primary school at Auctertyre, and then Plockton High School.

1. ^ Microsoft; Nokia. "Balmacara" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
2. ^ "Balmacara". The Editors of The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
3. ^ "Balmacara Estate". National Trust for Scotland. Retrieved 1 May 2024.

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