Old School
Old School is a building in Highland Council, Scotland. Old School is situated nearby to the beach Tràigh Allt Chàilgeag, as well as near the locality Ceannabeinne.Places of Interest Nearby
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. Smoo Cave is situated 1½ miles northwest of Old School.
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 Old School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ceannabeinne and 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.
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 Old School.
Old School
- Type: Building
- Category: historic site
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.55059° or 58° 33′ 2″ northLongitude
-4.68289° or 4° 40′ 58″ westOpen location code
9CCQH828+6ROpenStreetMap ID
way 591178748OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
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