Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Durness

Durness, par., NW. Sutherlandshire, 140,812 ac., pop. 987; contains the vil. of Durine, 20 miles NW. of Tongue; P.O., called Durness; 2¾ miles from Durine Inn is Durness Ferry, across the Kyle of Durness.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Durness ScoP       Sutherland ScoCnty
Place: Durness

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