Ballinluig

Ballinluig (Gaelic: Baile an Luig) is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, with a population of approximately 240 . It lies on the banks of the River Tummel and is approximately 4 miles south-east of Pitlochry.[1] It developed with the building of the Highland Railway, and sat where a branch line went off to Aberfeldy, both the branch line and Ballinluig station were closed in 1965.

Ballinluig, across the River Tummel
Until 1965 there was a station on the Highland Railway

Ballinluig
  • Scottish Gaelic: Baile an Luig
Ballinluig
Location within Perth and Kinross
OS grid referenceNN977526
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPITLOCHRY
Postcode districtPH16 5
Dialling code01796
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

References

  1. "Pitlochry and Crieff", Ordnance Survey Landranger Map (B2 ed.), 2008, ISBN 0-319-22985-8



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