Kyle of Durness
Kyle of Durness is a bay in Highland Council, Scotland. Kyle of Durness is situated nearby to the hamlet Achiemore, as well as near Keoldale.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Balnakeil Church and Balnakeil Mill.
Balnakeil Church
Church
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Balnakeil Church is situated 2 miles east of Kyle of Durness.
Balnakeil Mill
Watermill
Photo: Donald H Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balnakeil Mill is a watermill, which is situated 2 miles east of Kyle of Durness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Achiemore and Balnakeil.
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.
Balnakeil
Hamlet
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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 east of Kyle of Durness.
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.
Kyle of Durness
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.56667° or 58° 34′ northLongitude
-4.81667° or 4° 49′ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9CCQH58M+M8GeoNames ID
2650620
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