Useful links
Iletec - Web design and development from Inverness in the Scottish Highlands.
HMIe report on Balloch Primary School, Inverness (05/06/07)
Weather Post ( washingtonpost.com)
Cli - Gaelic Learners Organisation, based in Inverness
Genealogy Guide - this is useful for those wishing to
learn more about their family history and provides useful advice
regarding tracing their family trees. This free and simple-to-use guide
provides step-by-step information on getting started and the sources
that are available to help.Sport
Balloch Cricket Club . For further information please contact: ... 01463 791367 if you are interested in playing an evening game at Fraser Park, Inverness.
Planning 2002
Fiction
Robswood Cooke
Alturlie
The same being some passages in the Life of Simon Stuart of Alturlie, some- time officer in King Louis of France His Regiment of Picardy, and later Major of his Britannic Majesty's Regiment of Fraser Highlanders
These now edited by H. Robswood Cooke
This has most of the text of the historical novel, pub. Early 1900’s.
Environment
Geological map of N and W Scotland
Highland Biodiversity Action Plan Review - Species and habitat review (September 2006)
Butterflies in the Inverness Area
http://www.nocandhu.com/page13.htm The Scots Argus
Inverness (Dalcross) Rainfall Statistics
Weather station INVERNESS/DALCROSS is at about 57.53°N 4.00°W. Height about 9m / 29 feet above sea level.Average Rainfall
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
mm
50.2
40.3
38.5
39.0
45.7
48.8
67.1
70.4
57.8
65.9
60.6
53.8
638.7
inches
2.0
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.8
1.9
2.6
2.8
2.3
2.6
2.4
2.1
25.1
Source: INVERNESS/DALCROSS data derived from GHCN 1. 2097 months between 1781 and 1972
From World Climate
Photographs
John MacPherson donated the pictures for the header and Home page.
Gaelic speakers in Balloch
Link giving details, extract below, of Gaelic speakers in Balloch
Number and percentage of Gàidhlig-speakers - Taobh Loch Nis (Loch Ness Side ) - Part A
Map No Census output area 1981 1991 2001 58 Bealach (Balloch) a 31 6.9 % 48 7.3 % 27 3.8 % 59 Bealach (Balloch) b 32 8.2 % 25 5.7 % 17 4.3 % Local Music
A lot of local tunes in here….
P/M Andrew Venters' Original Collection of Ceol Beag And Ceol [Book]
Ref: CMSBK01Price: £19.99 / US$29.59
60 tunes with free "playing book" CDRom enclosed.
Bel-Andra; David Boswell's Walkabout; Fort Ruthven; John MacLean of Beauly; The Durness Highland Gathering; The Hills of Strathconnon; Fortrose; Jimmy MacKenzie Stornoway; Munlochy Bay; The Forres Twins - Jimmack and Boback Watson; The Height's of Mojacar; The Hut of Health; The Old Post Office, Strathnaver; Helen's Tune; John Morrison of Stornoway; Sylvia's Tune; The Wicket Gate; The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders Regimental Association; Alaska; Anne MacInnes; Billy MacLennan; Feis Rois; Farewell to Col. R.D. MacLagan CBE. MC; General Hunt's Welcome to the Queen's Own Highlanders; Glendoe; Gregor Mackintosh; Lieutenant Colonel A.S. Duncan; Sandy Finnie; Scott Williams Farewell to the Black Isle; The Tenth Anniversary; The Farewell Gathering; The Arran Pipe Band; The Black Isle Junior Pipe Band; The Reverand Iain Mackay; Farewell to the Kessock Ferry; Mrs Grace Blincow; Sheila's Lullaby; The Banks of the Ness; Chanonry Point; Jamie Crozier; Miss Lynsey Grant; The Mill Burn; Miss Lynsey Grant; Patrick McGovern; Pipe Major Sandy Forbes; The Caileach in the Press; The Clootie Well; The Foot of the Walk; Dalmagarry; The Buck on the Spree; Lt. Col. George Latham's Fancy; Asturias; Alturlie Point; Drumossie Brae; Angus and Ben, The Twa Dugs; Iain MacInnes; The Two Donalds; Moira Morrison; Lament for Evan MacRae BEM; Salute to Air Commodore, Aeneas Ranald Donald MacDonell of Glengarry C.B. D.F.C.
Other village and community web sites
www.visit-balloch.com - Balloch, Loch Lomond, Scotland
My Home Town - UK town and village directory for the Highlands
Inverness-shire - schools and colleges old friends
Rural communities gateway - Scotland
This site is listed in the British Towns and Villages Encyclopaedia of Great Britain and we can be found in the entry for Balloch
and finally....... Mixes up various Balloch place-names
Scottish School of Forestry