Balado
Balado is a park and former airfield within the Perth and Kinross council area of Scotland.
Balado Satellite Ground Station in January 200656°12′33″N 003°27′42″W / 56.20917°N 3.46167°WCoordinates: 56°12′33″N 003°27′42″W / 56.20917°N 3.46167°W
Poultry sheds of Balado Poultry Farm now occupy the old concrete runways of the airfield. On the southern perimeter of the site is the Balado Bridge NATO Satellite Ground Station, which closed in 2006.
Until 2014 Balado was the home of the T in the Park music festival, however due to safety concerns about an oil pipeline lying directly underneath parts of the airfield the festival moved 20 miles to Strathallan castle and airfield.
There are around 4,000-5,000 people living nearby in Kinross and Milnathort.
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- Kinross Community Council
- Balado on ScotGaz The gazeteer for Scotland.
- Balado on BBC Scotland Website An article about the closure of the satellite ground station.
- Aerial photo of Balado Poultry Farm A view of the site from the Picture Research Solutions website.
- Balado on Windows Live Local Requires Windows Internet Explorer software; may or may not work in other browsers.
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