Balloch in the Highland council area of Scotland is a small, often overlooked settlement whose name comes from the Gaelic for “pass”. It sits amid the rolling moorland, hills and freshwater lochs typical of the Highlands, offering access to walking, wildlife and quiet scenery rather than busy tourist infrastructure.
Locally the economy tends to centre on crofting, forestry and small-scale tourism, and the area retains strong links to Gaelic culture and Highland history - clan stories, traditional music and place-based heritage remain important to the community. Although modest in size, Balloch typifies the quietly resilient rural communities found across the Highland region.
Postcode districts covering Balloch
Most populated places nearby
- Inverness 4.6 miles7.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Culloden Place 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Smithton Place 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Westhill Place 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Culloden and Ardersier Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Inverness Millburn Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Milton of Leys Place 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Inverness Central Ward 4.4 miles7 km
- Inverness Place 4.6 miles7.4 km
- North Kessock Place 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Inverness Ness-side Ward 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Inverness West Ward 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Avoch Place 5.4 miles8.6 km
Example postcodes in Balloch
IV2 7JS, IV2 7HH, IV2 7HF, IV2 7DB, IV2 7GW, IV2 7DA, IV2 7RB, IV2 7JR, IV2 7GP … See all
Transport links
- Inverness Airport 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Aberdeen Airport 74.3 miles119.7 km
- Inverness Railway Station 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Moy Station 8 miles12.8 km
Hotels near Balloch Ad
- Doric House 3 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Ness Walk 5 4.6 miles7.4 km
- River Ness Hotel, A Member of Radisson Individuals 4 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Smithton Hotel 2 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Heathmount Hotel 3 4 miles6.4 km
- Courtyard by Marriott Inverness Airport 4 3.5 miles5.7 km
- AC Hotel by Marriott Inverness 4 4.4 miles7 km
- Culloden House Hotel 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Kingsmills Hotel 4 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Aye Stay 4 4.6 miles7.5 km
Schools in Balloch
- Balloch Primary Primary
Local points of interest
- Castle Stuart Estate 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Caledonian Stadium Stadium 3.7 miles6 km
- Arrie Wood Forest 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Craigiehowe Wood Forest 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Leys Castle Estate 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Ness Castle Estate 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Moy Hall Estate 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Drynachan Lodge Estate 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Tarradale House Estate 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Victoria Park Stadium 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Foulis Castle Estate 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Dunskeath House Estate 13.3 miles21.5 km