Faraid Head
Faraid Head is a small peninsula on the northern coast of Sutherland, Scotland, located around two miles north of the hamlet of Balnakeil and three miles north of Durness.Photo: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Cape
- Description: peninsula in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Farout Head”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Balnakeil Church and Balnakeil Mill.
Balnakeil Church
Church
Photo: Twosugars47040, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Balnakeil Church is situated 2 miles south of Faraid Head.
Balnakeil Mill
Watermill
Photo: Donald H Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balnakeil Mill is a watermill, which is situated 2 miles south of Faraid Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balnakeil and Durness.
Balnakeil
Hamlet
Photo: Superbass, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 3⁄4 mile northwest of Durness. Balnakeil is situated 2 miles south of Faraid Head.
Durness
Photo: Florian Fuchs, CC BY 3.0.
Durness is a village in Sutherland on the far north coast of Scotland, with a population of 347 in 2011. Most of the terrain of this region is impermeable gneiss, carpeted by boggy heathland.
Achiemore
Hamlet
Photo: RH Dengate, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achiemore was a crofting community located on the Cape Wrath peninsula near the village of Durness in the Scottish county of Sutherland. The hamlet is just south of the farmstead of Daill on the western shore of the Kyle of Durness. Achiemore is situated 3 miles southwest of Faraid Head.
Faraid Head
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Faraid Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Faraid Head”
- Dutch: “Faraid Head”
- German: “Faraid Head”
- Irish: “An Fharaird”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Faraid Head”
- Scottish Gaelic: “An Fharaird”
- Swedish: “Faraid Head”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Keoldale and Smoo.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Clach Bheag na Faraid and Clach Mhor na Faraid.
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