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.

Fort William is a great place to visit close to Durness if you like towns.

Ben Nevis (Beinn Nibheis) is one of Durness's best, nearby mountains to visit in Durness.

The area around Durness's best lakes can be found at Loch Linnhe.

Durness History

There are some historic monuments around Durness:

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