Durness

Durness is a village in 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.
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  • Type: Village with 492 residents
  • Description: village in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland
  • Also known as: “Durine” and “德內斯”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Smoo Cave and Balnakeil Church.

Cave
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is a large combined sea cave and freshwater…

Church
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Watermill
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is a watermill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balnakeil and Ceannabeinne.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in the parish of Durness…

Locality
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is a ruined village within the parish… is situated 2½ miles southeast of Durness.

Hamlet
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was a crofting community located on the… is situated 2½ miles west of Durness.

Durness

Latitude
58.5685° or 58° 34′ 7″ north
Longitude
-4.747° or 4° 44′ 49″ west
Population
492
Elevation
141 feet (43 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB DNS
Open location code
9CCQH793+C5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5118068058
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2650621
Wiki­data ID
Q992725
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Durness” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Durness”
  • Bengali: “দুর্নেস”
  • Breton: “Diùranais”
  • Bulgarian: “Дурнес”
  • Catalan: “Durness”
  • Cebuano: “Durness”
  • Chinese: “德内斯”
  • Chinese: “杜內斯”
  • Chinese: “杜内斯”
  • Cornish: “Diùranais”
  • Dutch: “Durness”
  • French: “Durness”
  • German: “Durness”
  • Hebrew: “ריספונד”
  • Irish: “Diùranais”
  • Italian: “Durness”
  • Japanese: “ダーネス”
  • Lithuanian: “Dernesas”
  • Manx: “Diùranais”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Diùranais”
  • Spanish: “Durness”
  • Swedish: “Durness”
  • Welsh: “Diùranais”

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Localities in the Area

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