Visit Balmaha Places

Welcome to Visit Balmaha Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Balmaha

  

Balmaha Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Balmaha

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Balmaha etymology

The name Balmaha derives from the Gaelic Bealach Mo-Cha, ‘the pass of Saint Kentigerna’ The pass referred to is a narrow route between hills at the north end of the village, carrying the road north along Loch Lomond. The patron saint is revered especially on the nearby island of Inchcailloch (‘Island of Nuns’)

You can visit Balmaha places with Walkfo Balmaha to hear history at Balmaha’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Balmaha has 19 places to visit in our interactive Balmaha map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Balmaha, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Balmaha places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Balmaha & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 19 audio facts unique to Balmaha places in an interactive Balmaha map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Balmaha Places Map
19 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Balmaha historic spots	Balmaha tourist destinations	Balmaha plaques	Balmaha geographic features
Walkfo Balmaha tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Balmaha

  

Best Balmaha places to visit

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Balmaha has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Balmaha’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Balmaha’s information audio spots:

Inchcruin Inchcruin is an island in Loch Lomond in Scotland . Not to be confused with Creinch, which has occasionally been referred to as “Inchcroin”

Inchfad Inchfad (Scottish Gaelic: Innis Fada, “long island”) is an island in the south east of Loch Lomond in Scotland .

Torrinch Torrinch or Inchtore (Scottish Gaelic: Torr-Innis) is a wooded island in Loch Lomond in Scotland . The name Torremach is also recorded for it .

Creinch Creinch (Scottish Gaelic: Craobh-Innis, Tree Island) is an island on the Highland boundary fault in Loch Lomond .

Clairinsh Clairinsh or Clairinch (Scottish Gaelic: Clàr-Innis) is an island in Loch Lomond, central Scotland .

Conic Hill Conic Hill (from Gaelic “coinneach” meaning moss) is a prominent hill in Stirling, Scotland. The hill is named from the Gaelic word “Coinneach”, meaning moss.

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