Balnain House
In Inverness stands Balnain House, a historic house. There are 8 other places to visit inside 5 km. Upkeep is seen to by National Trust for Scotland.
Historic house in Inverness
Inside Inverness
Balnain House is inside Inverness’ locality, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by National Trust for Scotland
One of the places National Trust for Scotland looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month in Inverness
Highs of 17–19°C mark June to August in Inverness.
Balnain House
Inverness Cathedral, 500 m off, heads what is near.
- Type
- Historic house
- Run by
- National Trust for Scotland
- Town
- in Inverness
Where Balnain House is
The map puts Balnain House in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Inverness’ locality. · NRS locality 2022
Where people come from
Inverness is the biggest of the 5 bases nearby (48,257 people). The list runs from its own town outward.
Inverness
Westhill
Smithton
Milton of Leys
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Balnain House is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inverness | It’s in town | 48,257 | 12 |
| Westhill | 2.5 km east of it | 5,681 | 13 |
| Smithton | 3 km east of it | 2,905 | 14 |
| Milton of Leys | 3.4 km southeast of it | 3,168 | 9 |
| Culloden | 5 km east of it | 3,699 | 12 |
Combine it with these
Around it, within 15 km, lie 21 more, including 2 cathedrals, 2 historic houses and 2 museums.
CathedralInverness Cathedral500 m away2
Historic houseInverness Castle400 m away3
MuseumInverness Museum & Art Gallery400 m away4MuseumMuseum · National Trust for ScotlandAbertarff House200 m away5
CastleCastle Stuart9 km away6CastleCastleAldourie Castle10 km away7
Historic houseRedcastle8.9 km away8CathedralCathedralFortrose Cathedral13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Balnain House
Where is Balnain House?
Balnain House is in Inverness, Highland, inside the town’s locality.
What is Balnain House?
Historic house.
Who runs Balnain House?
National Trust for Scotland, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Balnain House?
June to August are the warmest months in Inverness, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Balnain House?
Within 15 km: Inverness Cathedral (500 m), Inverness Castle (400 m), Inverness Museum & Art Gallery (400 m) and Abertarff House (200 m).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Inverness Cathedral: Lucas Kendall, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Inverness Castle: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Inverness Museum & Art Gallery: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Stuart: User StaraBlazkova on cs.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Redcastle: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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