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 3½ miles north of River Dionard.

Durness

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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.

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 4½ miles northeast of River Dionard.

River Dionard

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Dionard”
Category: body of water
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.51667° or 58° 31′ north

Longitude

-4.81667° or 4° 49′ west

Elevation

223 feet (68 metres)

Open location code

9CCQG58M+M8

GeoNames ID

2651232

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