Durness
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.
- Village with about 490 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 140 feet (40 metres)
- Description: village in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland
- Also known as“Diùranais”“Durine”
Places of Interest
Discover Smoo Cave and Balnakeil Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balnakeil and Ceannabeinne.
Ceannabeinne
Ceannabeinne is a ruined village within the parish…
2½ miles southeast of Durness
Durness
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Latitude
58.5685° or 58° 34′ 7″ north
Longitude
-4.747° or 4° 44′ 49″ west
UN/LOCODE
GB DNS
Open location code
9CCQH793+C5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Durness” goes by many names.
DurnessBasque
দুর্নেসBengali
DiùranaisBreton
ДурнесBulgarian
DurnessCatalan
DurnessCebuano
德內斯Chinese
德内斯Chinese
杜內斯Chinese
杜内斯Chinese
DiùranaisCornish
DurnessDutch
ריספונדHebrew
DiùranaisIrish
DurnessItalian
ダーネスJapanese
DernesasLithuanian
DiùranaisManx
DiùranaisScottish Gaelic
DurnessSwedish
DiùranaisWelsh
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sangomor and Na Culadain.
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