Ballachulish
in Highland of Scotland, United Kingdom

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
56.676 and -5.139 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 56° 40' 32" and W -5° 8' 18"
Currency and Currency Code:
Pound - GBP
Spoken languages:
English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 11:38 PM (Friday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
8:02 am and 4:08 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-46.483 and 169.700 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pounawea
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for United Kingdom in Northern Europe

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Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Touring Ballachulish

Ballachulish in Highland (Scotland) with it's 650 residents is a town located in United Kingdom about 410 mi (or 661 km) north-west of London, the country's capital place.

Time in Ballachulish is now 11:38 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 11 airports nearby Ballachulish, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Oban Airport in a distance of 18 mi (or 29 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Also, if you like the game of golf, there are several options within driving distance. We collected 1 points of interest near this location. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Lochgilphead, Greenock, Dumbarton, Paisley and Irvine. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 53 °F

Morning Temperature 11°C / 52 °F
Evening Temperature 12°C / 53 °F
Night Temperature 8°C / 46 °F
Chance of rainfall 3%
Air Humidity 97%
Air Pressure 1018 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (5 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Saturday, 16th of November 2024

7°C (44 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 17th of November 2024

5°C (40 °F)
1°C (33 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.

Monday, 18th of November 2024

3°C (37 °F)
-1°C (30 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

GLENCOE HOUSE

Address
1,7 mi
GLENCOE
PH49 4HA Glencoe
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Loch Leven Hotel

Address
1,9 mi
Old Ferry Road, North Ballachulish
PH33 6SA Forth William
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 21:00
Weekend: closed


GLENCOE INN

Address
1,3 mi
TYNDRUM ROAD 1 HIGHLANDS SCOTLAND
PH49 4HP GLENCOE VILLAGE
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Loch Leven Ballachulish Scottish Highlands Of Scotland August 2nd

Published: August 02, 2012
Length: 54:15 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: tourscotland

Tour Scotland video of Loch Leven at Ballachulish in the Scottish Highlands.


Diving the slates (ballachulish slate quarry) with the perth sub aqua club.

Published: September 09, 2009
Length: 04:11 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: cloudflint

This is a video of the last 5 minutes of a dive at the slates (also known as ballachulish slate quarry) in Scotland. There where four of us diving on the site. Myself and lewis where up front...


Big Bang Ballachulish

Published: November 13, 2010
Length: 08:36 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: eurocon .

Ballachulish Fireworks 2010.


Over Glencoe To The Green Welly, Gopro hd

Published: May 15, 2012
Length: 28:01 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Boboil5

Video starts off at Ballachulish bridge then passes over Glencoe, Rannoch Moor then ends up at the Real Food Cafe just past The Green Welly . Filmed on a Gopro HD mounted on a Honda VFR750.


First time Skiing - Glencoe 2015 - many falls

Published: February 17, 2015
Length: 42:33 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: GirthiestWhale

me and a couple of friends decided to go on a skiing trip, it was my first time. It pretty much ended in pain and disaster.


OPC Scotland 2014

Published: February 04, 2014
Length: 32:55 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: UL Outdoor Pursuits Club

Footage from the OPCs annual Scotland winter mountaineering trip. Photos and video were taken by members. Photo credits to Sean Murphy, Siobhan O'Donovan, Tim Quinlan, Tessa Kingston and ...


Twisty Motorbike Run on the Kinlochleven Loop

Published: September 05, 2014
Length: 21:33 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: AkMoto

During a trip to Scotland I met up with a bunch of guys and girls who showed me some fantastic routes. Among them was the B863 Kinlochleven Loop. This is just a short section of it.


Images of Glencoe, Highlands, Scotland

Published: February 17, 2014
Length: 27:51 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: AdventuresAroundScotland

A selection of images taken in and around Glencoe in the Highlands of Scotland. For more Scottish travel inspiration visit my site at www.adventuresaroundsco...


Yachts near Glencoe

Published: July 05, 2010
Length: 06:20 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Steve Eccles

Filmed from guest room at the Isles of Glencoe Hotel, Ballachulish in the Scottish Highlands. June 2010 Created using Serif movieplus.


2011 09 18 Perth-BSAC dive the Slates

Published: September 18, 2011
Length: 00:31 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Chrishine001

diving trip.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Loch Leven (Highlands)

Loch Leven 'is a sea loch on the west coast of Scotland. It is spelled Loch Lyon in Timothy Pont's map of the area and is pronounced Li' un. The local Gaelic pronunciation is Lee' oon Loch Leven extends 8+⁄4 miles, varying in width between 220 yards and just over a 1 mile . It opens onto Camus a' Chois at North Ballachulish, part of Loch Linnhe at its western end.

Located at 56.6906, -5.11833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Sea lochs of Scotland, Lochs of Highland (council area)

Beinn a' Bheithir

Beinn a' Bheithir ('Mountain of the Thunderbolt') is a mountain lying to the south of Ballachulish, on the south side of Loch Leven in the Scottish Highlands. It boasts two Munro summits: the higher peak Sgorr Dhearg lies about 2 km east of Sgorr Dhonuill (Sgurr Dhòmhnaill). The mountain forms a horseshoe shape, with ridges pointing north enclosing the corrie of Gleann a' Chaolais (Glenachulish). The lower slopes on this side are cloaked in conifer plantations.

Located at 56.6539, -5.17194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Munros, Marilyns of Scotland, Mountains and hills of the Central Highlands

Nether Lochaber

Nether Lochaber in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, is the modern (1950s) name for the Parish of 'Ballachulish and Onich'. This Parish was formed, in 1911, out of the Quoad Sacra Parish of 'Ballachulish and Corran of Ardgour' which itself was formed, in 1829, out of the Parish of 'Kilmallie' when the Thomas Telford Parliamentary churches were built at Creag Mhor in (north) Ballachulish and at Ardgour. Nether Lochaber is made up of Onich and North Ballachulish.

Located at 56.695, -5.181 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Lochaber

Glencoe Lochan

Glencoe Lochan is a tract of forest located just north of Glencoe village in the Scottish Highlands. It was planted/transplanted from the Pacific Northwest of Canada in the nineteenth century by Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal. After acquiring the Glencoe Estate in 1895, Donald Alexander Smith and his wife, Isabella Sophia Hardisty, moved from Canada to Scotland. Soon after their arrival, Isabella became increasingly homesick for her ancestral lands in Canada.

Located at 56.689, -5.096 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Forests and woodlands of Scotland, Lochaber

River Coe

The River Coe rises at the north-eastern base of Buachaille Etive Beag and flows west along Glen Coe, Scotland. After dramatic waterfalls at the Pass of Glen Coe. It runs through the small Loch Achtriochtan before it turns north west. It then runs past the site of the Massacre of Glencoe and passes through Glencoe village, shortly before flowing into the sea loch of Loch Leven (a salt-water arm of Loch Linnhe) at Invercoe.

Located at 56.6833, -5.1 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Lochaber, Rivers of Scotland

Eilean Munde

Eilean Munde is a small island in Loch Leven, close to Ballachulish. It is the site of a chapel built by St. Fintan Mundus (also known as Saint Fintan Munnu), who travelled here from Iona in the 7th Century. The church was burnt in 1495 and rebuilt in the 16th Century. The last service in the church was held in July, 1653. The island is the site of a graveyard once used by the Stewarts of Ballachulish, the MacDonalds of Glencoe and the Camerons of Callart.

Located at 56.6847, -5.12944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Islands of Loch Leven, Clan Donald, Lochaber

A828 road

The A828 road is a primary route along the western coast of Scotland At its northern end the A828 meets the A82 at South Ballachulish and it runs to a junction with the A85 at Connel; the total length being some 26 miles . It passes through Highland and Argyll and Bute council areas. The area it runs through, the Appin, is remote and this is evidenced by the fact that the only other numbered road it has a junction with is the minor B845.

Located at 56.6848, -5.1741 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Roads in Scotland, Transport in Highland (council area), Transport in Argyll and Bute

Glencoe House

Glencoe House is a category B listed four-storey Victorian estate house in Glencoe, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. Designed by Rowand Anderson, it was built in 1895 by Lord Strathcona for his wife, Isabella. It was afterwards owned by NHS Highland, and known as Glencoe Hospital. The property was put up for sale after local people failed to raise the £450,000 necessary to buy it under the Land Reform Act.

Located at 56.6871, -5.0997 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Houses completed in 1896, Listed houses in Scotland, Category B listed buildings in Scotland, Listed buildings in Highland (council area), Lochaber, NHS Highland, Defunct hospitals in Scotland, 1896 in Scotland, Robert Rowand Anderson buildings

capture of the webcam Glencoe: live skiing weather cam Buachaille Etive Mor ski slope

Glencoe: live skiing weather cam Buachaille Etive Mor ski slope, Glencoe (source)

capture of the webcam Glencoe: Live − Ski Centre slope weather snow camera

Glencoe: Live − Ski Centre slope weather snow camera, Glencoe (source)

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Ballachuhsh, Baile a Chaolais, Balleyn Cheeylysh