Balloch, Highland

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| country = Scotland

| official_name = Balloch

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| gaelic_name = Baile an Locha

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| map_type = Inverness

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| unitary_scotland = Highland

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| constituency_westminster = Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

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| post_town = Inverness

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Balloch ({{IPAc-en|b|ə|ˈ|l|ɒ|x}}; {{langx|gd|Baile an Locha}}, IPA:[ˈpaləˈanˈɫ̪ɔxə]) is a residential village {{convert|4|mi|km|spell=in}} east of the city of Inverness, Scotland.{{Bing maps | url = https://binged.it/2nX35nZ | title=Balloch, Highland | accessdate = 1 April 2017 }}

Many children living in the area attend Culloden Academy. Balloch also has a primary school, local shop, a village hall, a bowling club, a village trust and a [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201702/http://ballochcc.org.uk/ community council]. The Scottish School of Forestry also opened in Balloch in 2015, as part of Inverness College UHI.

Like nearby Culloden, Balloch is a village of some antiquity.