Durness, War Memorial

Durness, War Memorial is a memorial in Highland Council, Scotland. Durness, War Memorial is situated nearby to Durness Post Office, as well as near Durness Firestation ‘Charlie53’.

Type: Memorial
Description: war memorial in Highland, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Durness War Memorial”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Smoo Cave and Balnakeil Church.

Smoo Cave

Cave

Photo: Spike, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Smoo Cave is a large combined sea cave and freshwater cave in Durness in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. The cave name, which was previously known as Smow or Smo, may originate from the Norse 'smjúga' or 'smuga', meaning a narrow cleft, or hole. Smoo Cave is situated 1 mile east of Durness, War Memorial.

Balnakeil Church

Church

Photo: Twosugars47040, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Balnakeil Church is situated 1 mile northwest of Durness, War Memorial.

Balnakeil Mill

Watermill

Photo: Donald H Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Balnakeil Mill is a watermill, which is situated 1 mile northwest of Durness, War Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Durness and Balnakeil.

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.

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.

Ceannabeinne

Locality

Photo: RH Dengate, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ceannabeinne is a ruined village within the parish of Durness, in the county of Sutherland, in the far north of the Highlands of Scotland. Ceannabeinne is situated 2½ miles southeast of Durness, War Memorial.

Durness, War Memorial

Categories: war memorial and historic site
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.56849° or 58° 34′ 7″ north

Longitude

-4.74718° or 4° 44′ 50″ west

Open location code

9CCQH793+94

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1293095904

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

Wikidata ID

Q114168346

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Durness Post Office and Durness Firestation ‘Charlie53’.

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