Durness with Smoo Cave, the youth-hostel is up on the right side.

Sango Bay.

Durness (Diuranais in Gaelic) is a remote township in the northwestern Highlands of Scotland, lying on the Kyle of Durness. There is only one single track road in and one road out of the village. The main sources of employment in the village are crofting and tourism. Durness / Scotland with Smoo Cave and youth hostel - selfmade photo under gnu licence File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Durness / Scotland with Smoo Cave and youth hostel - selfmade photo under gnu licence File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Smoo Cave entrance Smoo Cave is a large sea cave in Durness in the Scottish Highlands with a small river running through it and a small waterfall. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Sango_Bay_-_Durness. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Sango_Bay_-_Durness. ... Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... In the Highlands and Islands of Scotland a crofting township means a group of agricultural smallholdings (each with its own few hectares of pasture and arable land) holding in common a substantial tract of unimproved upland grazing, which can range from a hundred to a few thousand hectares. ... The Highland unitary authority area (Roinn na Gàidhealtachd in Gaelic) is a local government area in the Scottish Highlands and the largest local government area in Scotland. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... A single track road is a narrow road that is only of sufficient width to allow the passage of one vehicle. ... A croft is a fenced or enclosed area of land, usually small and arable with a crofters dwelling thereon. ... More than 3 million tourists visited the Taj Mahal in Agra, India in 2004. ...

The main attractions in Durness are Smoo Cave, a sea cave with a small river running through it and a waterfall in wet weather, unspolit beaches backed by cliffs, and the surrounding sea birds, seals, porpoises and minke whales. Smoo Cave entrance Smoo Cave is a large sea cave in Durness in the Scottish Highlands with a small river running through it and a small waterfall. ... Hopetoun Falls near Otway National Park, Victoria, Australia A waterfall is usually a geological formation resulting from water, often in the form of a stream, flowing over an erosion-resistant rock formation that forms a sudden break in elevation. ... Seabirds are birds that spend much of their lives, outside the breeding season at least, at sea. ... Families Odobenidae Otariidae Phocidae Pinnipeds (fin-feet, lit. ... Genera Neophocaena Phocoena - Harbor porpoises Phocoenoides - Dalls Porpoises The porpoises are small cetaceans of the family Phocoenidae; they are related to whales and dolphins. ... Binomial name Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacepede, 1804 Binomial name Balaenoptera bonaerensis Burmeister, 1867 Minke Whale range Antarctic Minke Whale range Dwarf Minke Whale range The Minke Whale or Lesser Rorqual is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder of baleen whales. ...

Tourists are catered for by a campsite spectacularly sited on the cliffs above the beach (with easy access down to the beach), a hostel ,bed & breakfast accommodation, and by a hotel.

In the substantial sand dunes to the north of the village, a large colony of puffins can be approached to within less than 10 metres, offering superb opportunity for wildlife photography. Binomial name Fratercula arctica (Linnaeus, 1758) The Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) is a seabird in the auk family. ... Photography is the process of making pictures by means of the action of light. ...

Another tourist spot is the local Craft Village, a rather picturesque old RAF radar base from the Cold War era. The villagers mainly live sustainably and there is a community ethos There are some rather wonderful and eccentric characters selling arts and crafts goods and is an interesting stop for potential visitors.

There is also a surprising diversity in the area with many different nationalities, sexual orientation and race in a rather remote area. Although being a former seat of the Clan Mackay, there is a large contingent of the Clan Morrison in the area which causes some in the locale to question the idea of calling the area “Mackay Country”.

Some miles to the north west lies a military firing range known as Garvie Range used by RAF, Royal Navy and USAF aircraft. A rocky islet resembling a ship is used for bombing practice. Although explosions can be heard, and seen with binoculars, they are sufficiently far away to avoid disturbing the colonies of sea birds. The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services being the oldest of its three branches. ... The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerospace branch of the United States armed forces. ... Binoculars Binocular telescopes, or binoculars, are two identical or mirror-symmetrical telescopes mounted side-by-side and aligned to point accurately in the same direction, one to be viewed through each of the users eyes. ... Seabirds are birds that spend much of their lives, outside the breeding season at least, at sea. ...

A few miles east of Durness lies Loch Eriboll, known for its otters and minke whales. During World War II it was used to station naval troops, and the island in its centre was used as a bombing target as it resembles a battleship. The loch is sometimes used as a safe harbour by large ships during stormy weather. Loch Eriboll. ... Genera Amblonyx Aonyx Enhydra Lontra Lutra Lutrogale Pteronura Otters are aquatic or marine carnivorous mammals, members of the large and diverse family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers, and others. ... Binomial name Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacepede, 1804 Binomial name Balaenoptera bonaerensis Burmeister, 1867 Minke Whale range Antarctic Minke Whale range Dwarf Minke Whale range The Minke Whale or Lesser Rorqual is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder of baleen whales. ... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II... HMS Victory in 1884 given to the most powerfully gun-armed and most heavily armored classes of warships built between the 15th and 20th centuries. ...

During World War II, the Royal Air Force built a Chain Home radar station at Sango near Durness. There was also a Chain Home Low radar station at Sango. After the war there was also a ROTOR radar station near Durness part of which is used by the modern military range and the accommodation area is used for various crafts. Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II... The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Chain Home was the codename for the ring of coastal radar stations built by the British during World War II. The system comprised two types of radar: the metre-wave Chain Home stations which provided long-range early warning, and the centimetre-wave Chain Home Low stations, which were shorter... This long range radar antenna, known as ALTAIR, is used to detect and track space objects in conjunction with ABM testing at the Ronald Reagan Test Site on the Kwajalein atoll[1]. Radar is a system that uses radio waves to detect, determine the distance of, and map, objects such... Sango, shown at left in her yōkai exterminator uniform, and at right in her more casual clothing that she usually wears in the anime series. ... This long range radar antenna, known as ALTAIR, is used to detect and track space objects in conjunction with ABM testing at the Ronald Reagan Test Site on the Kwajalein atoll[1]. Radar is a system that uses radio waves to detect, determine the distance of, and map, objects such... Sango, shown at left in her yōkai exterminator uniform, and at right in her more casual clothing that she usually wears in the anime series. ... R0t0r is from efnet ...

The village is also used as a base by visitors to Cape Wrath. Cape Wrath lighthouse Cape Wrath is a cape in northern Scotland. ...

External links

• Undiscovered Scotland - Durness