Ceannabeinne

Ceannabeinne (gaelic for the end of the mountains) is a ruined village within the parish of Durness, in the county of Sutherland, in the far north of the Highlands of Scotland.

[1] Amongst the ruins of Ceannabeinne there are the remains of what is thought to be a Monastic settlement, possibly dating from early medieval times.

[2] Ceannabeinne is said to have been a thriving "township" until the Highland Clearances of 1842, which resulted in rioting.

[1] There were once fourteen houses in the village of Ceanabeinne, all of which are now ruined.

[1] People are able to walk through the ruins of the township of Ceannabeinne on an official township trail that is marked with information boards and directional instructions.