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3About Balnakeil
Balnakeil occupies the northwestern tip of mainland Scotland, reached via the A838 through Durness and a final stretch of single-track road. The journey from Inverness takes two hours through increasingly dramatic Highland scenery, whilst EV drivers will find a couple of fast chargers nearby. This remote Sutherland settlement houses a craft village in converted 1960s radar station buildings, where artists work in concrete bunkers that once monitored for Soviet aircraft.
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Balnakeil is in Scotland, at 58.576, -4.767 - about 34 km north-west of Hope, Highland.
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What is the closest airport to Balnakeil?
The closest airport to Balnakeil is Wick John O'Groats Airport, 152 km (about 2 h 22 min by car).