Tour Scotland photograph of the ruined Church of Durness located in Balnakeil Bay, Northern Sutherland, Scotland. Founded in 722 by St. Maelrubha, the present building dates from 1619. The Kyle of Durness lies directly west of Balnakeil which gives its name to the 2 mile wide Balnakeil Bay which the Kyle opens into. The peninsula of Faraid Head is directly to the north of Balnakeil. This was the site of a 1950s radar station and remains the range control for Ministry of Defence bombing operations in the Cape Wrath Training Area located to the West.
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