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Where is Durness?

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 on a map

Map showing extent of Durness as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Durness
Map showing location of Durness within the UK
Location of Durness within the UK

Which county is Durness in?

Durness is in the ceremonial county of Sutherland, the historic county of Sutherland, and the administrative county of Highland.

Ceremonial CountySutherland
Historic CountySutherland
Administrative CountyHighland

Where is Durness in Sutherland?

Durness is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Sutherland, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Sutherland.

Map showing location of Durness within Sutherland
Location of Durness within Sutherland

What is the postcode for Durness?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Durness is IV27 4PS.

Where is Durness in IV27?

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.

Map showing location of Durness within IV27
Location of Durness within IV27

What is the post town for Durness?

The post town for Durness is Lairg. Durness is in the IV27 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lairg.

What is the latitude and longitude of Durness?

The centre of Durness is located at position 58.56876° latitude and -4.74761° longitude.

Latitude58.56876°
Longitude-4.74761°

What is the easting and northing of Durness?

The centre of Durness is located at the grid reference easting 240297 and northing 967795 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting240297
Northing967795

What are the nearest towns to Durness?

Position of Durness relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Durness to the centre of the town.

west
44m
Durness is 44 miles west of Thurso
north-west
54m
Durness is 54 miles north-west of Dornoch
north-west
58m
Durness is 58 miles north-west of Tain
south-west
59m
Durness is 59 miles south-west of Stromness
west
61m
Durness is 61 miles west of Wick
north
63m
Durness is 63 miles north of Alness
north
65m
Durness is 65 miles north of Invergordon
east
65m
Durness is 65 miles east of Stornoway
north
67m
Durness is 67 miles north of Cromarty
north
68m
Durness is 68 miles north of Dingwall

What are the nearest cities to Durness?

Position of Durness relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Durness to the centre of the city.

north
78m
Durness is 78 miles north of Inverness
north-west
139m
Durness is 139 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north
158m
Durness is 158 miles north of Perth
north-west
160m
Durness is 160 miles north-west of Dundee
north
172m
Durness is 172 miles north of Stirling
north
179m
Durness is 179 miles north of Dunfermline
north
188m
Durness is 188 miles north of Glasgow
north
190m
Durness is 190 miles north of Edinburgh
north
264m
Durness is 264 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
275m
Durness is 275 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne