Ballinluig
Ballinluig (Gaelic: Baile an Luig) is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies on the banks of the River Tummel in Logierait Parish, and is approximately 4 miles (6 kilometres) southeast of Pitlochry.[1] It developed with the building of the Highland Railway, and sat where a branch line went off to Aberfeldy,[2] both the branch line and Ballinluig station were closed in 1965.[3]
Ballinluig, across the River Tummel
Until 1965 there was a station on the Highland Railway
Ballinluig
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  Ballinluig Location within Perth and Kinross | |
| OS grid reference | NN977526 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PITLOCHRY |
| Postcode district | PH16 5 |
| Dialling code | 01796 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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References
- "Pitlochry and Crieff", Ordnance Survey Landranger Map (B2 ed.), 2008, ISBN 0-319-22985-8
- "(1731) - Scotland > 1882-1915 - Slater's Royal National Commercial Directory of Scotland > 1886 - Slater's (late Pigot and Co's) Royal national commercial directory and topography of Scotland - Scottish Directories - National Library of Scotland". digital.nls.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- "Ballinluig - RAILSCOT". www.railscot.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
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