Durness Coastline Sutherland North West Sutherland Scotland
Durness (Diuranais in Gaelic) is a remote township in the northwestern Highlands of Scotland, lying on the Kyle of Durness. There is only one single track road in and one road out of the village. The main sources of employment in the village are crofting and tourism. It is the largest village in the northwestern corner of Scotland (with a population of around 400 residents) on the main A836-A838 road between the towns of Thurso (116 km / 72 miles to the east) and Ullapool (109 km / 68 miles to the south). This area is notable for being the most sparsely populated region in Western Europe. The main attractions in Durness are Smoo Cave, a sea cave with a small river running through it and a waterfall in wet weather, unspolit beaches backed by cliffs, and the surrounding sea birds, seals, porpoises and minke whales. The surrounding coastline is some of Europe's most isolated and spectacular, with the nearby Clo Mor Cliffs being the highest on the British mainland, at some 281m (921 ft) high. Tourists are catered for by a campsite spectacularly sited on the cliffs above the beach (with easy access down to the beach), a hostel, bed & breakfast accommodation, and by a hotel. In the substantial sand dunes to the north of the village, a large colony of puffins can be approached to within less than 10 metres, offering superb opportunity for wildlife photography. Another tourist spot is the local Craft Village, a rather picturesque old RAF radar base from the Cold War era. The villagers mainly live sustainably and there is a community ethos There are some rather wonderful and eccentric characters selling arts and crafts goods and is an interesting stop for potential visitors. There is also a surprising diversity in the area with many different nationalities, sexual orientation and race in a rather remote area. Although being a former seat of the Clan Mackay, there is a large contingent of the Clan Morrison in the area which causes some in the locale to question the idea of ca
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Location: Durness North West Sutherland Scotland
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