| Country: | Scotland |
| Official Name: | Balnakeil |
| Gaelic Name: | Baile na Cill |
| Os Grid Reference: | NC394678 |
| Map Type: | Sutherland |
| Coordinates: | 58.576°N -4.768°W |
| Postcode District: | IV27 4 |
| Postcode Area: | IV |
| Static Image: | Chapel Durness Scotland.JPG |
| Static Image Width: | 250px |
| Static Image Caption: | Ruined church at Balnakeil |
Balnakeil is a hamlet in the parish of Durness, Sutherland, Scottish Highlands, and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. It is on the north coast of Scotland around NaNmiles northwest of Durness. The ruin of Balnakeil Church is a scheduled monument. The Kyle of Durness is west of Balnakeil which gives its name to the 2miles Balnakeil Bay which the Kyle opens into.[1]
The peninsula of Faraid Head is to the north of Balnakeil. It was the site of a 1950s radar station and remains the range control for Ministry of Defence bombing operations in the Cape Wrath Training Area to the west.[2]
Three small lochs are to the south of Balnakeil: Loch Croispol, Loch Borralie and Loch Caladail. Durness Golf Course is to the southwest.[3]