Durness is a Village in the county of Highland.

Durness postcode: IV27 4PR

Retail in Durness

There are great places to visit near Durness including some great towns, mountains and lakes.

There are a number of towns near to Durness including Fort William.

Places near Durness feature a number of interesting mountains including Ben Nevis (Beinn Nibheis).

Loch Linnhe is one of Durness's best, nearby lakes to visit in Durness.

Durness History

There are some historic monuments around Durness:

• Meall nan Cra, cairns between 1050m E of and 1250m SE of summit Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM9450
• Smoo Cave,prehistoric occupation site Prehistoric domestic and defensive: cave SM5482
• Cape Wrath Hotel,cairn 670m SSW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3799
• Durness Old Church, Balnakeil Ecclesiastical: church SM1894
• Seanachaisteal,promontory fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM5303
• Kyle of Durness,hut circle 1000m SSW of Sarsgrum Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM3830
• Kyle of Durness,hut circle 750m SW of Sarsgrum Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM3829
• Cape Wrath Hotel,standing stones 1050m E of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM3797
• Meall Meadhonach, wheelhouse 1850m SSW of summit cairn Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM8194
• Seanachaisteal,monastic settlement 300m SSE of Ecclesiastical: monastic settlement SM5392
• Kyle of Durness,cairn 350m NNE of Sarsgrum Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3828
• Ach a'Chorrain,cairn E of the S end of Kyle of Durness Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM1764
• Cape Wrath Hotel, dun 930m SSE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3798
• Port Chamuill, souterrain 500m NNW of, Loch Eriboll Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM3776
• Cape Wrath Hotel,chambered cairn 950m ESE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM3800