Durness is located in the county of Sutherland, Scotland, 44 miles west of the town of Thurso, 139 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 190 miles north of Edinburgh, 494 miles north of Cardiff, and 521 miles north of London. Durness falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV27 postcode district. The post town for Durness is Lairg.
Durness is in the ceremonial county of Sutherland, the historic county of Sutherland, and the administrative county of Highland.
Ceremonial County | Sutherland |
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Historic County | Sutherland |
Administrative County | Highland |
Durness is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Sutherland, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Sutherland.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Durness is IV27 4PS.
Durness is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the IV27 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the IV27 postcode district.
The post town for Durness is Lairg. Durness is in the IV27 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lairg.
The centre of Durness is located at position 58.56876° latitude and -4.74761° longitude.
Latitude | 58.56876° |
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Longitude | -4.74761° |
The centre of Durness is located at the grid reference easting 240297 and northing 967795 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 240297 |
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Northing | 967795 |
Position of Durness relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Durness to the centre of the town.
Position of Durness relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Durness to the centre of the city.