Balallan

Balallan
Scottish Gaelic: *Baile Ailein*
Balallan Scottish Gaelic: Baile Ailein;
	Balallan Post Office
	Balallan Location within the Outer Hebrides
Language	Scottish Gaelic; English
OS grid reference	NB285206
Civil parish	Lochs;
Council area	Na h-Eileanan Siar;
Lieutenancy area	Western Isles;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ISLE OF LEWIS
Postcode district	HS2
Dialling code	01851
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Na h-Eileanan an Iar;
Scottish Parliament	Na h-Eileanan an Iar;
	List of places UK Scotland 58°05′31″N 6°36′25″W / 58.092°N 6.607°W

Balallan (Template:Lang-gd), meaning "Allan's Town", is a crofting township on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Balallan is within the parish of Lochs.^[1]

The township has the distinction of being the longest village (4 miles or 6 kilometres from end to end) in Lewis, and also in northern Scotland. Straggled along the head of a long sea loch between Arivruach and Laxay, it developed due to a mixture of crofting along the loch shore and fishing. It sits at the head of Loch Erisort.

Those on the loch side were each given direct access to the loch for their boats as well as access to the moorland behind for their sheep. They also attended to their croft, given relative shelter from the elements by the high ground to the west.

The village formerly had a police house, and currently houses a post office.

Just south of the village there is a cairn that stands as a memorial to the Deer Park Raiders.^[2] It is one of three Land Struggle cairns to have been commissioned on the Isle of Lewis.^[3]

References

^ "Details of Balallan". Scottish Places. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
^ "Raid, Arrest and Trial of Pairc Deer Raiders". Lochs Community. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2007.
^ "Land struggle Cairns". Pròiseact nan Ealan. Archived from the original on 5 May 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2007.

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[1] "Details of Balallan". Scottish Places. Retrieved 28 December 2014.

[2] "Raid, Arrest and Trial of Pairc Deer Raiders". Lochs Community. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2007.

[3] "Land struggle Cairns". Pròiseact nan Ealan. Archived from the original on 5 May 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2007.

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v t e Lewis and Harris
Outer Hebrides Scotland
Inhabited islands	Lewis and Harris Great Bernera Scalpay
Other islands	Bayble Island Eilean Chaluim Chille Eilean Chearstaidh Eilean Liubhaird Eilean Mhealasta Ensay Fuaigh Beag Fuaigh Mòr Gasker Hermetray Killegray North Rona Pabbay of Harris Pabaigh Mòr Scarp Seaforth Sgeotasaigh Soay Beag Soay Mòr Stockinish Sula Sgeir Taransay Vacsay
Settlements	Stornoway Adabroc Aignish Aird Ardroil Arnol Baile an Truiseil Balallan Barvas Bayble Borghastan Borsham Borve, Harris Borve, Lewis Bragar Branahuie Breaclete Breasclete Breivig Brenish Brue Cabharstadh Calbost Callanish Carloway Coll Cross Eorodale Eoropie Fivepenny Flesherin Garenin Garrabost Gravir Gress Habost Holm Hushinish Knock Laxdale Leurbost Leverburgh Lionel Lingarabay Marybank Melbost New Tolsta Newmarket Newvalley North Dell Orinsay Parkend Portnaguran Portvoller Rèinigeadal Rodel Shawbost Skigersta Shulishader South Dell South Galson Swainbost Tarbert Tolsta Chaolais Timsgarry Tong
Districts	Back Ness North Lochs Park Point Uig West Side
Geographical features	Butt of Lewis Clisham The Minch Eilean Glas
Historical sites	Callanish Stones Clach an Trushal and Steinacleit Dun Carloway Dùn Èistean Lews Castle St Clement's Church Teampall Mholuaidh