The small hamlet of Durinish near Plocton in the month of May swamped by yellow gorse and broom on the west coast of Scotland.
The small crofting township of Duirinish is found just under four miles north east of Kyle of Lochalsh and just under a mile south west of Plockton. The most direct road between the two passes through Duirinish, and that is how most people encounter this enchanting little place. You are unlikely to find a better preserved crofting township anywhere in Scotland. The township stands a little back from both the north and south banks of the Allt Dhuirinish. The result is what at first can appear like a village wrapped around its village green, though here the "green" is part of the pasture and the little river is in a beautifully natural 1897 the railway arrived in Duirinish en route from Inverness to its terminus at Kyle of Lochalsh. The village briefly boomed as a commercial centre for a wide area, with one account reporting no fewer than three butchers operating in the village alongside two grocery stores and an undertaker. This all came to an end with the advent of World War One, whose aftermath saw the population of Durinish fall significantly. In World War Two, part of the arable land to the west of the township was requisitioned for use as an ammunition store by the Admiralty, which was serviced by the railway.
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Location: Duirinish Holiday Lodges, Plockton, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
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