Scattered around a string of sheltered sandy coves and grassy clifftops, DURNESS , the most northwesterly village on the British mainland, straddles the turning point on the main A838 road as it swings east from the inland peat bogs of the interior to the north coast's fertile strip of limestone machair. Even if you're only passing through, it's worth pausing here to see the Smoo Cave , a gaping hole in a sheer limestone cliff, and to visit beautiful ... [More]