Cranstackie - Self catering holiday cottage in Durness, Highland, Scotland - Sleeps 4

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Cranstackie is in Durness, a thriving crofting community surrounded by magnificent mountains, a rugged coastline and wide unpolluted beaches. Ceannabeinne is just a few minutes drive along the coast from the village.

There are two adjoining holiday cottages, Craigmor sleeping 8 and Cranstackie sleeping 4, making the properties suitable for larger parties.

On the north-western tip of mainland Scotland lies Durness, a thriving crofting community surrounded by magnificent mountains, a rugged coastline and wide unpolluted beaches.

This is Mackay country, and the numerous cairns, brochs and ruined settlements in the area are testament to a long and turbulent history. Norsemen would steer their longships around Cape Wrath on the way to Ireland, and sometimes came ashore in Durness. And it was the Vikings who gave the county of Sutherland its name.

True to their Norse ancestry, the original settlers loved to pass on stories, and there is hardly a hill, loch or bay in the area which does not boast its own ghost. Although we have not so far met any of these spectral residents, we have witnessed the breathtaking Northern Lights, and joined in when villagers stopped work to watch whales playing in the waters beneath the cliffs. Perhaps you will be lucky too

Visitors will find plenty to do such as: Superb hill and mountain walking; Salmon, trout and sea fishing; An abundance of hill lochs; Deer stalking; Magnificent, unpolluted beaches; Nine-hole golf links; Traditional highland fishing port of Kinlochbervie nearby; Welcoming pubs and restaurants.

Please visit the owners website for further details on the cottage and online booking.