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About Balmacqueen

Balmacqueen sits at the remote northern tip of Skye's Trotternish Peninsula, reached via the A855 coastal road from Portree. The single-track approach requires careful driving with passing places, but rewards visitors with dramatic clifftop walks where seals bask on the rocky shores below.

Where is Balmacqueen on the map?

Balmacqueen is in Scotland, at 57.686, -6.292 - about 39 km north of Aird, Highland.

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The closest airport to Balmacqueen is Benbecula Airport, 95 km (about 2 h 28 min by car).

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