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A white church-like building sits at the foot of a rocky, grass-covered hillside, sheep grazing on the slope above.
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Ceannabeinne Cottage

For four, with one bedroom, firewood and room for the dog. Seven nights at least. From £205 a night. Arrive from 4pm, leave by 10am.

Licence HI-00562-F

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Welcome

Ceannabeinne Cottage stands on its own above Ceannabeinne Beach, about three miles east of Durness on Scotland’s far north coast, with Beinn Ceannabeinne rising steeply behind and the sands and the open Atlantic in front.

It dates from 1827 and is the last building left of the old Ceannabeinne township, carefully restored, with thick stone walls and the traditional Highland longhouse plan, its rooms in a row. The kitchen at one end is gathered round an Aga, now converted to electric, and a calm double bedroom sits in the middle. At the other end the living room opens up into a vaulted ceiling, with a wood-burning stove and baskets of logs beside it, and a screened nook of handmade bunks with full adult-sized beds sleeps two more. Stays are for seven nights or more, arriving on any day you like.

Where the mountains end and the ocean begins.
Ceannabeinne Cottage
What is here

The cottage has an electric Aga in the kitchen, a calm double bedroom, a vaulted living room with a wood-burning stove, handmade bunks with full adult-sized beds in a screened nook, and its own off-road parking.

Wood for fires
Board games
Dishwasher
Kitchen
Self check-in
TV
Washing machine
Wood-burning stove
Good to know
Sleeps
Four: a king-size bedroom, and handmade bunks in the living room.
Stays
Seven nights or more, arriving any day. Over 14 nights costs less a night.
Dogs
One well-behaved dog, by arrangement: ask before you book.
Kitchen
Round an old Aga, now electric: an oven and induction hob, a dishwasher and a washer dryer.
Shoes
Off indoors, please: slippers are provided.
Included
Bed linen and towels: two baskets of logs, and some tea, coffee and spices.
Wi-Fi
Decent wifi; most networks have good signal. The TV is on demand only.
Shops
Durness Shop, 7am to 10pm: Sundays 8am to 8pm. Mathers is open until 10pm, Sundays 5pm.
Food
Durness cafés and food trucks: restaurants are 40 minutes to an hour's drive.
Fuel
In Durness: no charger at the cottage, but a rapid charger in the village.
Parking
Off the road beside the cottage, for two or three cars.
Night sky
Northern Lights from autumn to spring: almost no light pollution.
Wildlife
Seals, otters, dolphins and porpoises: sometimes seen from the cottage itself.
When it is free

June2027

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Your dates

Choose the night you arrive.Then the morning you leave.

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Where it is

Ceannabeinne Cottage sits above Ceannabeinne Beach on the North Coast 500, about three miles east of Durness, along a single coastal road, with its own off-road parking beside it.

Durness is where you'll find groceries, fuel and a few cafés and food trucks, and for a restaurant in the evening it's a drive of 40 minutes to an hour. Most guests come by car, and the road north is part of the trip.

Getting hereAbove Ceannabeinne Beach on the A838, the North Coast 500, about three miles east of Durness: coming from Durness or from Loch Eriboll, it is the cottage you see over the beach, with its own parking beside it (what3words ///classic.vast.assembles).

Close byWhere the owners point their guests, nearest first by road.
  1. Rocky headland and grassy dunes above a sandy beach with calm seaCeannabeinne BeachRight below the cottage. Its name means the head, or end, of the mountains; the old one, the beach of the burn of bereavement and death.Under half a mile 0 min by road
  2. Tumbled stone walls of Ceannabeinne township on a green slope in evening light, the sea beyond.Ceannabeinne townshipThe ruins of the township the cottage once served as its school, cleared in 1842; the owners send guests along its history trail.Under half a mile 0 min by road
  3. Two puffins stand on a clifftop cushion of thrift above the blue sea.Handa IslandOne of the two places the owners name for puffins in the season, with Faraid Head, the nearer walk, out beyond Durness.28 miles 37 min by road
Walks from here
  1. CeannabeinneCeannabeinneHalf a mile, about two hoursFrom the door
  2. Smoo CaveSmoo CaveHalf a mile, about two hours2 miles away
  3. AodannAodann3½ miles, about three and a half hours3 miles away
  4. Loch EribollLoch Eriboll2 miles, an afternoon4 miles away
  5. Faraid HeadFaraid Head4 miles, about three hours4 miles away
  6. Kyle of DurnessKyle of Durness6 miles, about five hours4 miles away
Directions
Vast limestone cave arch with a wooden viewing shelter beside the streamAttractionsSmoo Cave1.8 miles
Wooden viewing platform inside a large cave with rocky floor and green-lit wallsAttractionsSmoo Cave1.9 miles
Durness and Diùranais road sign beside a lane leading into the villageAttractionsDurness2.9 miles
Stone building with arched windows bearing the sign Cocoa Mountain, blue picnic bench outsideCafeCocoa Mountain Balnakeil3.6 miles
Wooden gallery building with potted plants and a hill behindShoppingBalnakeil Craft Village3.6 miles
Balnakeil Church's roofless walls above a kirkyard of old stones, the bay beyond.AttractionsBalnakeil Church4.0 miles
Marram grass covers dunes above a curved sandy beach and bayAttractionsBalnakeil Beach4.0 miles
A curved timber-roofed house catches the evening light beside a sea loch, gorse and heather covering the foreground.LaidShore CottageSleeps 2 · 4.1 miles
A curved timber house glows with lit windows at dusk, set low into a grassy hillside.Port na ConHill CottageSleeps 2 · 4.1 miles

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Days out from Ceannabeinne CottageAll days out from here
  1. The Ceannabeinne Township Trail walk at DurnessThe Ceannabeinne Township Trail walk at DurnessUnder half a mile away A few hours
  2. A walk into Smoo Cave's waterfall chamberA walk into Smoo Cave's waterfall chamber2 miles away A few hours
  3. A walk over the Aodann cliffs at DurnessA walk over the Aodann cliffs at Durness3 miles away A few hours
  4. An afternoon on Sango Bay at DurnessAn afternoon on Sango Bay at Durness3 miles away A few hours
  5. A walk up to the Hood stones above Loch EribollA walk up to the Hood stones above Loch Eriboll3 miles away A few hours
  6. Driving Scotland’s North CoastDriving Scotland’s North Coast4 miles away A day out
  7. The Kyle of Durness walk from BalnakeilThe Kyle of Durness walk from Balnakeil4 miles away A few hours
  8. A walk to Faraid Head from Balnakeil BayA walk to Faraid Head from Balnakeil Bay4 miles away A few hours
  9. Balnakeil beach, the craft village and a hot chocolateBalnakeil beach, the craft village and a hot chocolate4 miles away A day out
  10. A walk down to Ard Neakie on Loch EribollA walk down to Ard Neakie on Loch Eriboll4 miles away A few hours
  11. Nine holes at Durness Golf ClubNine holes at Durness Golf Club4 miles away A few hours
  12. The Cape Wrath boat and minibusThe Cape Wrath boat and minibus4 miles away A few hours
  13. A coast walk from Talmine BayA coast walk from Talmine Bay9 miles away A few hours
  14. Castle Varrich above the Kyle of Tongue, and Loch LoyalCastle Varrich above the Kyle of Tongue, and Loch Loyal11 miles away A few hours
  15. Coldbackie Beach and lunch at the Tongue HotelColdbackie Beach and lunch at the Tongue Hotel11 miles away A few hours
  16. Dun Dornaigil broch under Ben HopeDun Dornaigil broch under Ben Hope13 miles away A few hours
  17. Oldshoremore, Polin and Sheigra: a three-beach walkOldshoremore, Polin and Sheigra: a three-beach walk15 miles away A few hours
  18. Sandwood Bay, the walk from BlairmoreSandwood Bay, the walk from Blairmore16 miles away A day out
  19. Strathnaver Museum and lunch at the Store in BettyhillStrathnaver Museum and lunch at the Store in Bettyhill17 miles away A few hours
  20. Farr Bay and Ard Mor walk at BettyhillFarr Bay and Ard Mor walk at Bettyhill17 miles away A few hours
  21. The Handa Island boat from TarbetThe Handa Island boat from Tarbet20 miles away A day out
  22. A walk round the cleared township of Rosal in StrathnaverA walk round the cleared township of Rosal in Strathnaver21 miles away A few hours
  23. A Kylesku boat trip and lunch at the Kylesku HotelA Kylesku boat trip and lunch at the Kylesku Hotel24 miles away A few hours
  24. A walk to Glendhu bothy from KyleskuA walk to Glendhu bothy from Kylesku24 miles away A day out
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