Kyle of Durness

Kyle of Durness is a coastal inlet on the north coast of Scotland in the county of Sutherland.

It extends 5+1⁄2 miles (9 kilometres) inland from Balnakeil and divides the Cape Wrath peninsula from the mainland.

The Kyle is around 1⁄2 mile (800 metres) wide and tidal with only a narrow channel of water remaining at low tide along most of its length.

[1][2] Unlike other coastal inlets along Scotland's north coast it is not straight, having two major bends around Keoldale.

[1] Faraid Head, on the eastern shore of the bay, provides the range control for the Cape Wrath military training area to the west.