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 miles
Neighbouring places
- Culloden Place 0.8 miles
- Smithton Place 1.6 miles
- Westhill Place 2.3 miles
- Culloden and Ardersier Ward 2.9 miles
- Inverness Millburn Ward 3 miles
- Milton of Leys Place 3.8 miles
- Inverness Central Ward 4.4 miles
- Inverness Place 4.6 miles
- North Kessock Place 5.2 miles
- Inverness Ness-side Ward 5.3 miles
- Inverness West Ward 5.4 miles
- Avoch Place 5.4 miles
Example postcodes in Balloch
IV2 7JP, IV2 7HP, IV2 7HG, IV2 7GW, IV2 7HT, IV2 7JW, IV2 7GS, IV2 7FQ, IV2 7DB … See all
Transport links
- Inverness Airport 4.1 miles
- Aberdeen Airport 74.3 miles
- Inverness Railway Station 4.1 miles
- Moy Station 8 miles
Hotels near Balloch Ad
- Doric House 3 4.1 miles
- Ness Walk 5 4.6 miles
- Heathmount Hotel 3 4 miles
- River Ness Hotel, A Member of Radisson Individuals 4 4.3 miles
- Smithton Hotel 2 1.5 miles
- Courtyard by Marriott Inverness Airport 4 3.5 miles
- AC Hotel by Marriott Inverness 4 4.4 miles
- Kingsmills Hotel 4 3.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Inverness 3 2.6 miles
- Aye Stay 4 4.6 miles
Schools in Balloch
- Balloch Primary Primary
Local points of interest
- Castle Stuart Estate 1.6 miles
- Caledonian Stadium Stadium 3.7 miles
- Arrie Wood Forest 4.2 miles
- Craigiehowe Wood Forest 4.6 miles
- Leys Castle Estate 5.3 miles
- Ness Castle Estate 5.9 miles
- Moy Hall Estate 8.1 miles
- Drynachan Lodge Estate 9.1 miles
- Tarradale House Estate 12.5 miles
- Victoria Park Stadium 13.2 miles
- Foulis Castle Estate 13.3 miles
- Dunskeath House Estate 13.3 miles