Ceannabeinne
Ceannabeinne is a ruined village within the parish of Durness, in the county of Sutherland, in the far north of the Highlands of Scotland.Photo: RH Dengate, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Smoo Cave and Eilean Hoan.
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.
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.
Durness Smoo Youth Hostel
Hostel
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Durness Smoo Youth Hostel is situated 1½ miles northwest of Ceannabeinne.
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 3½ miles northwest of Ceannabeinne.
Achiemore
Hamlet
Photo: RH Dengate, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achiemore was a crofting community located on the Cape Wrath peninsula near the village of Durness in the Scottish county of Sutherland. The hamlet is just south of the farmstead of Daill on the western shore of the Kyle of Durness. Achiemore is situated 5 miles west of Ceannabeinne.
Ceannabeinne
- Type: Locality
- Description: village in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Categories: village, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.55263° or 58° 33′ 10″ northLongitude
-4.68562° or 4° 41′ 8″ westOpen location code
9CCQH837+3QOpenStreetMap ID
node 5643572237OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q2755585
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In Other Languages
From Basque to French—“Ceannabeinne” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Ceannabeinne”
- Dutch: “Ceannabeinne”
- French: “Ceannabeinne”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tràigh Allt Chàilgeag and Beinn Ceannabeinne.
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