Durness Milleneum Cairn
Durness Milleneum Cairn is a memorial in Highland Council, Scotland. Durness Milleneum Cairn is situated nearby to John Lennon Memorial Garden, as well as near the community center Durness Village Hall.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Smoo Cave and Durness Smoo Youth Hostel.
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 1,600 feet east of Durness Milleneum Cairn.
Durness Smoo Youth Hostel
Hostel
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Durness Smoo Youth Hostel is situated 1,100 feet east of Durness Milleneum Cairn.
Eilean Hoan
Island
Eilean Hoan is an island in Loch Eriboll in Sutherland on the north coast of Scotland. It is about 28 hectares in extent and the highest point is 25 metres above sea level. Eilean Hoan is situated 2 miles east of Durness Milleneum Cairn.
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. Balnakeil is situated 1½ miles northwest of Durness Milleneum Cairn.
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 1½ miles southeast of Durness Milleneum Cairn.
Durness Milleneum Cairn
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Durness Milleneum Cairn 2000 58 deg 40 N 4 deg 43 W”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.5645° or 58° 33′ 52″ northLongitude
-4.72812° or 4° 43′ 41″ westOpen location code
9CCQH77C+QQOpenStreetMap ID
node 13412669725OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include John Lennon Memorial Garden and Durness Village Hall.
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