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'''Balintraid''' ({{lang-gd|Baile na Tràghad}}) is an industrial settlement, which was built largely in the 1970s with the growth of the [[North Sea oil]] industry in [[Scotland]], lies on the north east corner of [[Nigg Bay]], in the [[Cromarty Firth]] in [[Ross-shire]], [[Scottish Highlands]] and is in the [[Scotland|Scottish]] council area of [[Highland Council area|Highland]]. Balintraid pier - probably the oldest pier on the Cromarty Firth, was built by [[Thomas Telford]] in 1824.
'''Balintraid''' ({{langx|gd|Baile na Tràghad}}) is an industrial settlement, which was built largely in the 1970s with the growth of the [[North Sea oil]] industry in [[Scotland]], lies on the north east corner of [[Nigg Bay]], in the [[Cromarty Firth]] in [[Ross-shire]], [[Scottish Highlands]] and is in the [[Scotland|Scottish]] council area of [[Highland Council area|Highland]].<ref>{{Bing maps | url = https://binged.it/2nWMwbY | title=Balintraid | accessdate = 1 April 2017 }}</ref> Balintraid pier - probably the oldest pier on the Cromarty Firth, was built by [[Thomas Telford]] in 1824.


The village of [[Invergordon]] lies less than 1 miles to the west, with the village of [[Barbaraville]] 1 mile to the west.
The village of [[Invergordon]] lies less than 1 miles to the west, with the village of [[Barbaraville]] 1 mile to the west.

==References==
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[[Category:Populated places in Ross and Cromarty]]
[[Category:Populated places in Ross and Cromarty]]
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57°42′31″N 4°07′27″W / 57.7085°N 4.1243°W / 57.7085; -4.1243

Balintraid (Scottish Gaelic: Baile na Tràghad) is an industrial settlement, which was built largely in the 1970s with the growth of the North Sea oil industry in Scotland, lies on the north east corner of Nigg Bay, in the Cromarty Firth in Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.[1] Balintraid pier - probably the oldest pier on the Cromarty Firth, was built by Thomas Telford in 1824.

The village of Invergordon lies less than 1 miles to the west, with the village of Barbaraville 1 mile to the west.

References

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  1. ^ Microsoft; Nokia. "Balintraid" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 1 April 2017.