Durness
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Scottish Gaelic Diùranais, further etymology uncertain; possibly dòrainn nis (“tempest point”), dhu (see dubh) thír nis (“point of the black land”), or a borrowing from Old Norse dýr (“deer, wild animal”). More at Durness.
Proper noun[edit]
Durness
- A coastal village in north Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NC4067).