Balallan - Lochs - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides - Photos
Balallan, Baile Ailein (means Allan's Town) , a lovely village situated at the head pf the sea loch Erisort. The lovely village of Balallan, Lochs, is reputed to be the longest village in the Uk, being some 4 miles in length. From the village there are wonderful scenic views of the loch Erisort and of the Harris hills too, along with the undulating croft moorland areas, and the old peat roads which offer spectacular views in a peaceful tranquil setting in the Isle of Lewis, Western Isles
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Balallan, Lochs. This now peaceful village was the centre in 1887 of fight (all be it peaceful) as the local crofters fought to keep their crofts as land owners wanted to convert acres of sheep land into sporting deer parks and this beautifully built cairn that was erected in memory of the events that took place and the Lochs heroes.....  |
