• Faraid Head (Scottish Gaelic: An Fharaird) is a small peninsula on the northern coast of Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, located around 2 miles (3 kilometres)...
  • From Durness, you’ll see signs pointing to the village of Balnakeil, from which point you’ll be able to park up to explore the wild, open expanse of Faraid Head.
  • De wandeling van Faraid Head is een mooie, winderinge wandeling. We hebben de auto geparkeerd bij de ruines van de kerk.
  • Here take the road that was built to service the Ministry of Defence training facility which sits at the end of Faraid Head and is part of the Cape Wrath firing range.
  • Trip Highlights
    • Some of Scotland’s best beaches
    • The cliffs, stacks, wildlife and views of Faraid Head
  • Three new CEW stations were to be built at Faraid Head, Aird Uig, and Saxa Vord equipped with Type 80 Mk 2 and Type 13 radars.
  • By Bob Holdsworth and Rob Strachan. Fig. 12.1 Simplified geological map of the Durness-Faraid head area (modified from British Geological Survey, 2002).
  • 📷 Chronological photo guide
    • Looking west from the north end of the bay
    • Cairn at Faraid Head – trying not to be blown away!
  • The cliff-tops on the walk round Faraid Head. Walk out over the golden sand, with the sea on one side and sand dunes on the other.
  • Stage 2 Here take the road that was built to service the Ministry of Defence training facility, which sits at the end of Faraid Head and is part of the Cape Wrath firing...