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 several good towns in the area around Durness like Fort William.

Ben Nevis (Beinn Nibheis) is a great place to visit close to Durness if you like mountains.

Places near Durness feature a number of interesting lakes including Loch Linnhe.

Durness History

There are some historic monuments around Durness:

• 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
• Cape Wrath Hotel, dun 930m SSE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3798
• Kyle of Durness,cairn 350m NNE of Sarsgrum Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3828
• Smoo Cave,prehistoric occupation site Prehistoric domestic and defensive: cave SM5482
• Meall nan Cra, cairns between 1050m E of and 1250m SE of summit Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM9450
• 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
• Cape Wrath Hotel,cairn 670m SSW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3799
• Ach a'Chorrain,cairn E of the S end of Kyle of Durness Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM1764
• Kyle of Durness,hut circle 750m SW of Sarsgrum Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM3829
• Durness Old Church, Balnakeil Ecclesiastical: church SM1894
• 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
• Seanachaisteal,monastic settlement 300m SSE of Ecclesiastical: monastic settlement SM5392