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Balivanich (Scottish Gaelic: Baile a' Mhanaich) is a village on the island of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. It is the main centre for Benbecula and the adjacent islands of North Uist, South Uist and several smaller islands. Balivanich is within the parish of South Uist.[2]
The name meaning "town of the monk" possibly relates to a monastery which may have been founded here as early as during the 6th century. Teampull Chaluim Chille, an ancient church dedicated to Columba, might have been part of this monastery; its remains can still be seen south of the village.[3] An airfield to the north, built during World War II, became the control centre for the Hebrides rocket range, established in 1957 at the height of the Cold War. It is now Benbecula Airport.
Geography
Balivanich is located on the north-west coast of Benbecula in a largely flat area (0 to 10 metres or 0 to 33 feet above sea level). As of the date of the census on 29 April 2001, the village comprised 3.76 km2 (1+7⁄16 sq mi).[4]
Climate
A weather station has collected climate data for the island a short distance northeast at Benbecula airport. As with the rest of the British Isles and Scotland, Balivanich experiences a maritime climate with cool summers and mild winters, and is particularly windy due to its position directly facing the North Atlantic.
Climate data for Benbecula 6m asl, 1971-2000, Rainfall 1951-1980 (Weather station 1 mi or 1.5 km north of Balivanich)
The local council (Comhairle nan Eilean Siar) has offices in Balivanich, and there is also a post office, hospital, primary school and several shops and cafés.
Transport
Road
Balivanich is on the B892 and is connected to the north–south main road, which is the A865.[7] This connects North Uist, Benbecula and South Uist. The village is served by the bus route W17,[8] which operates between Berneray in the north and Eriskay in the south. This service is provided by the local government for the Western Isles (Comhairle nan Eilean Siar) in collaboration with local bus companies and the PostBus service. The buses are regular, but not frequent, due to the low number of inhabitants.
Benbecula in Balivanich airport reception building
Several private taxi services complement the bus traffic. In addition, there is a scheduled door to door transport service for the elderly and those with restricted mobility, driving to shops, banks, post offices and other important amenities with minibuses.[9]
Education
Since the old primary school was badly damaged during a storm, children from Balivanich and the surrounding communities have been attending the new Balivanich School (Sgoil Bhaile a' Mhanaich) since August 2011. About 140 boys and girls aged 1 – 12 years old are cared for or taught there in 3 preschool and 6 primary school classes. A secondary school is located in the neighbouring town of Liniclate.
Airport
Benbecula Airport (Port Adhair Bheinn na Fadhla) (IATA: BEB, ICAO: EGPL) is located on the northern edge of the village. The operator is the Highlands and Islands Airports Limited based in Inverness.
Operations include scheduled flights to the Mainland (Inverness via Stornoway and Glasgow International) and mail cargo flights. In addition, the airport is used, due to its central location close to the hospital, as a landing site for rescue helicopters and aircraft.[10] Some land is also used for the Royal Air Force to refuel and for transport and logistics purposes.
References
^"Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^"Details of Balivanich". Scottish Places. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
^Catriona Garbutt, Jean Newman: "Teampull Chaluim Chille - Balivanich's Scheduled Monument" In: Am Pàipear - Balivanich - No. 315, April 2012, p. 20–21.
^. SCROL. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
^"Benbecula 1971-2000 averages". YR.NO. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
^"Benbecula 1951-1980 averages". ScotClim. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
^. Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
^. Tagsa Uibhist. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
^. Highland & Islands Airports. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Balivanich.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Balivanich.
Canmore - Benbecula, Balivanich site record
Canmore - Benbecula Airport, Airfield site record
Canmore - South Uist, Benbecula, Balivanich, Teampall Chaluim Chille site record
Teampull Chaluim Chille - website about the historic site and efforts to preserve it
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This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in German November 2013 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the German article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 9 703 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at de Balivanich see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated de Balivanich to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Balivanich Scottish Gaelic Baile a Mhanaich is a village on the island of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland It is the main centre for Benbecula and the adjacent islands of North Uist South Uist and several smaller islands Balivanich is within the parish of South Uist 2 BalivanichScottish Gaelic Baile a MhanaichWestern part of Balivanich with former primary schoolBalivanichLocation within the Outer HebridesPopulation510 mid 2020 est 1 LanguageScottish GaelicEnglishOS grid referenceNF776552Civil parishSouth UistCouncil areaNa h Eileanan SiarLieutenancy areaWestern IslesCountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townISLE OF BENBECULAPostcode districtHS7Dialling code01870PoliceScotlandFireScottishAmbulanceScottishUK ParliamentNa h Eileanan an IarScottish ParliamentNa h Eileanan an IarList of places UK Scotland 57 28 23 N 7 22 41 W 57 473 N 7 378 W 57 473 7 378 Coordinates 57 28 23 N 7 22 41 W 57 473 N 7 378 W 57 473 7 378 Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Climate 3 Economy 4 Transport 4 1 Road 4 2 Education 4 3 Airport 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe name meaning town of the monk possibly relates to a monastery which may have been founded here as early as during the 6th century Teampull Chaluim Chille an ancient church dedicated to Columba might have been part of this monastery its remains can still be seen south of the village 3 An airfield to the north built during World War II became the control centre for the Hebrides rocket range established in 1957 at the height of the Cold War It is now Benbecula Airport Geography EditBalivanich is located on the north west coast of Benbecula in a largely flat area 0 to 10 metres or 0 to 33 feet above sea level As of the date of the census on 29 April 2001 the village comprised 3 76 km2 1 7 16 sq mi 4 Climate Edit A weather station has collected climate data for the island a short distance northeast at Benbecula airport As with the rest of the British Isles and Scotland Balivanich experiences a maritime climate with cool summers and mild winters and is particularly windy due to its position directly facing the North Atlantic Climate data for Benbecula 6m asl 1971 2000 Rainfall 1951 1980 Weather station 1 mi or 1 5 km north of Balivanich Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearAverage high C F 7 2 45 0 7 3 45 1 8 3 46 9 10 0 50 0 12 9 55 2 14 5 58 1 16 1 61 0 16 2 61 2 14 4 57 9 12 0 53 6 9 2 48 6 7 8 46 0 11 3 52 4 Average low C F 2 5 36 5 2 4 36 3 3 1 37 6 4 3 39 7 6 6 43 9 8 9 48 0 11 1 52 0 11 0 51 8 9 2 48 6 7 3 45 1 4 6 40 3 3 2 37 8 6 2 43 1 Average precipitation mm inches 129 5 1 86 3 4 89 3 5 62 2 4 65 2 6 76 3 0 83 3 3 83 3 3 119 4 7 139 5 5 140 5 5 132 5 2 1 203 47 4 Mean monthly sunshine hours 40 3 70 6 114 7 174 0 201 5 195 0 142 6 151 9 114 0 77 5 48 0 27 9 1 361Source 1 YR NO 5 Source 2 ScotClim 6 Economy EditThe local council Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has offices in Balivanich and there is also a post office hospital primary school and several shops and cafes Transport EditRoad Edit Balivanich is on the B892 and is connected to the north south main road which is the A865 7 This connects North Uist Benbecula and South Uist The village is served by the bus route W17 8 which operates between Berneray in the north and Eriskay in the south This service is provided by the local government for the Western Isles Comhairle nan Eilean Siar in collaboration with local bus companies and the PostBus service The buses are regular but not frequent due to the low number of inhabitants Benbecula in Balivanich airport reception building Several private taxi services complement the bus traffic In addition there is a scheduled door to door transport service for the elderly and those with restricted mobility driving to shops banks post offices and other important amenities with minibuses 9 Education Edit Since the old primary school was badly damaged during a storm children from Balivanich and the surrounding communities have been attending the new Balivanich School Sgoil Bhaile a Mhanaich since August 2011 About 140 boys and girls aged 1 12 years old are cared for or taught there in 3 preschool and 6 primary school classes A secondary school is located in the neighbouring town of Liniclate Airport Edit Benbecula Airport Port Adhair Bheinn na Fadhla IATA BEB ICAO EGPL is located on the northern edge of the village The operator is the Highlands and Islands Airports Limited based in Inverness Operations include scheduled flights to the Mainland Inverness via Stornoway and Glasgow International and mail cargo flights In addition the airport is used due to its central location close to the hospital as a landing site for rescue helicopters and aircraft 10 Some land is also used for the Royal Air Force to refuel and for transport and logistics purposes References Edit Mid 2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland National Records of Scotland 31 March 2022 Retrieved 31 March 2022 Details of Balivanich Scottish Places Retrieved 28 December 2014 Catriona Garbutt Jean Newman Teampull Chaluim Chille Balivanich s Scheduled Monument In Am Paipear Balivanich No 315 April 2012 p 20 21 SCROL Analyser SCROL Archived from the original on 28 December 2014 Retrieved 28 December 2014 Benbecula 1971 2000 averages YR NO Retrieved 3 November 2011 Benbecula 1951 1980 averages ScotClim Retrieved 3 November 2011 B892 Sabre Retrieved 28 December 2014 Bus Services Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Archived from the original on 28 December 2014 Retrieved 28 December 2014 Community Transport amp Dial A Bus Tagsa Uibhist Archived from the original on 28 December 2014 Retrieved 28 December 2014 Benbecula Airport Highland amp Islands Airports Archived from the original on 28 December 2014 Retrieved 28 December 2014 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Balivanich Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Balivanich Canmore Benbecula Balivanich site record Canmore Benbecula Airport Airfield site record Canmore South Uist Benbecula Balivanich Teampall Chaluim Chille site record Teampull Chaluim Chille website about the historic site and efforts to preserve it Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Balivanich amp oldid 1133189566, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
