Durness

Durness () is a village and civil parish in the north-west Highlands of Scotland. It lies on the north coast of the country in the traditional county of Sutherland, around north of Inverness. The area is remote, and the parish is huge and sparsely populated, covering an area from east of Loch Eriboll to Cape Wrath, the most northwesterly point of the Scottish mainland.

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Place details

Locality: Durness
Region: Alba / Scotland
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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Key facts

UK place.static_image_name: Sango Bay - Durness.jpg
UK place.static_image_width: 250
UK place.static_image_caption: Sango Bay
UK place.country: Scotland
UK place.official_name: Durness
UK place.gaelic_name: Diùranais
UK place.population: 347
UK place.population_ref: (2011 census)
UK place.os_grid_reference: NC403677
UK place.london_distance_mi: 668
UK place.map_type: Sutherland
UK place.unitary_scotland: Highland
UK place.lieutenancy_scotland: Sutherland
UK place.constituency_westminster: Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament: Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
UK place.post_town: LAIRG
UK place.postcode_district: IV27
UK place.postcode_area: IV

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Wikidata facts

Population: 347
Official website: www.durness.org
Image: Sunrise at Sango Bay - geograph.org.uk - 371048.jpg
Dialing code: 01971

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Commons category: Durness
postal code: IV27
OS grid reference: NC403677

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Etymology
Prehistory
History
Geography
Geology
Tourism
Culture and community
John Lennon
Transport
Education
Military Presence
See also
References
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The population is dispersed and includes a number of townships including Kempie, Eriboll, Laid, , Sangobeg, Leirinmore, Smoo, Sangomore, Durine, Balnakeil and Keoldale.