Ballymeanach
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 41 ′ N , 6 ° 30 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | ISLE OF ISLAY | ||
| ZIP code section | PA49 | ||
| prefix | 01496 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Argyll and Bute | ||
| British Parliament | Argyll and Bute | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Argyll and Bute | ||
Ballymeanach , also Balmenach or Balmonnach , is a small village on the Scottish island of Islay and is therefore in the Council Area Argyll and Bute or the traditional Scottish county Argyllshire . The village is located in the south of the Rhinns of Islay peninsula , about one kilometer north of Portnahaven and nine kilometers southwest of Port Charlotte . It can be reached via a single-lane road that runs from Portnahaven through the sparsely populated area of the peninsula via Kilchiaran to Port Charlotte.
The rural village of Ballymeanach consists of only a few inhabited buildings. Current census data are not available. In 1841 there were 30 inhabitants in Ballymeanach, who were divided into five families. There is a listed farm in Ballymeanach .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry on Ballymeanach in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)