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″ northLongitude
-4.74718° or 4° 44′ 50″ westOpen location code
9CCQH793+94OpenStreetMap ID
node 1293095904OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q114168346
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