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About Durness

Durness perches at mainland Scotland's northwestern tip, where limestone cliffs plunge into the Atlantic. The A838 from Lairg (95km) offers the main approach, whilst the coastal A99 from Thurso (67km) provides equally spectacular Highland scenery through single-track sections. The village serves as base camp for Cape Wrath, Britain's most remote mainland point, and boasts Smoo Cave—a colossal limestone cavern extending 200 feet into the cliff face.

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Durness is in Scotland, at 58.568, -4.746 - about 33 km north-west of Hope, Highland.

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The closest airport to Durness is Wick John O'Groats Airport, 150 km (about 2 h 20 min by car).

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