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A curved timber house glows with lit windows at dusk, set low into a grassy hillside.
Sutherland

Croft 103

Two eco-cottages for two on the shore of Loch Eriboll, under Ben Hope, on the far north coast.

DatesOn their website, for each house
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Welcome

Two architect-built hideaways for couples, six miles east of Durness on the North Coast 500.

Croft 103 sits on the shore of Loch Eriboll on the north coast of Sutherland, under the gaze of Ben Hope and six miles east of Durness. Its two eco-cottages are made for two. Hill Cottage is carved into the curve of the hillside and clad in honey-coloured stone, with a glass front that follows the slope. Shore Cottage sits right by the water, with floor-to-ceiling windows, a wood burner and a bath outdoors. Both are furnished with pieces made locally.

We invite guests to fall in love with the north west.
Robbie and Fiona
The houses

Two eco-cottages for two, one in the hill and one on the shore.

A curved timber house glows with lit windows at dusk, set low into a grassy hillside.Hill CottageSleeps 2Check datesA curved timber-roofed house catches the evening light beside a sea loch, gorse and heather covering the foreground.Shore CottageSleeps 2Check dates
Where it is

At Port na Con, on the shore of Loch Eriboll, six miles east of Durness on the North Coast 500: 105 miles from Inverness, the nearest airport and station, where the owners suggest hiring a car. There is private parking at each cottage's door.

Close byWhere Robbie and Fiona send their guests, round Durness.
  1. The Durness ShopThe village store, six miles off: regular groceries, excellent baking and good prices. The owners ask guests to shop local.
  2. Mather'sA small grocer in Durness, open in the evenings for the bits you forget.
  3. Rocky headland and grassy dunes above a sandy beach with calm seaCeannabeinne BeachFour miles from the cottages. In Gaelic its name means the end of the mountains.4 miles 6 min by road
  4. Tumbled stone walls of Ceannabeinne township on a green slope in evening light, the sea beyond.Ceannabeinne Township TrailThe trail round the old township above the beach, on the owners' list of places to go.4 miles 7 min by road
  5. Vast limestone cave arch with a wooden viewing shelter beside the streamSmoo CaveOn the owners' list of places to go, with its cave tours.6 miles 9 min by road
  6. Marram grass covers dunes above a curved sandy beach and bayBalnakeil BeachA crescent of sand facing west, safe for bathing, unspoilt and quiet, with sunsets the owners call unparalleled.8 miles 14 min by road
  7. Wooden gallery building with potted plants and a hill behindBalnakeil Craft VillageOn the owners' list of places to go, by the beach at Balnakeil.8 miles 13 min by road
  8. Stone building with arched windows bearing the sign Cocoa Mountain, blue picnic bench outsideCocoa MountainThe café and chocolatier at Balnakeil, on the owners' list of places to go.8 miles 13 min by road
  9. Durness Golf CourseNine holes on Faraid Head behind Balnakeil church, the mainland's most northerly course. In high summer, try a round at midnight.8 miles 14 min by road
  10. Pink boulder overlooking moorland lochs and coastline from a Scottish hillsideThe Cape Wrath ferryThe ferry and tour to Cape Wrath, on the owners' list of places to go, cross the Kyle of Durness.9 miles 14 min by road
Directions
A white church-like building sits at the foot of a rocky, grass-covered hillside, sheep grazing on the slope above.DurnessCeannabeinne CottageSleeps 4 · 4.1 miles
Wooden viewing platform inside a large cave with rocky floor and green-lit wallsAttractionsSmoo Cave5.9 miles
Durness and Diùranais road sign beside a lane leading into the villageAttractionsDurness7.0 miles
AttractionsBen Hope7.1 miles
Balnakeil Church's roofless walls above a kirkyard of old stones, the bay beyond.AttractionsBalnakeil Church8.1 miles
Aerial view of a tidal island linked to the shore by twin sandy causewaysAttractionsLoch Eriboll12 miles
Sunlight breaks between hills over a still loch with a red tent pitched at the shoreAttractionsLoch na Thull23 miles
Weathered timber boathouse and stone ruin beside a shingle shorelineAttractionsTongue23 miles
Burr’s of Tongue, SutherlandCafeBurr’s of Tongue23 miles
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