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Kyle of Durness
Kyle of Durness is a coastal inlet on the north coast of Scotland in the county of Sutherland. It extends inland from Balnakeil and divides the Cape Wrath peninsula from the mainland.〔Groome.F.H (1885) 'Parish of Durness', ''Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical'', ((available online )). Retrieved 2013-02-20.〕 The nearest village is Durness.
==Physical features==
The Kyle is around wide and tidal with only a narrow channel of water remaining at low tide along most of its length.〔〔(Fifteen pilot whales in trouble in Kyle of Durness ), BBC news website, 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2013-02-20.〕 Unlike other coastal inlets along Scotland's north coast it is not straight, having two major bends around Keoldale.〔(Keoldale NC 383662 ), Beaches of Sutherland, Scottish Natural Heritage. Retrieved 2013-02-20.〕 It opens into Balnakeil Bay, which is around wide, at its mouth.〔 Faraid Head, on the eastern shore of the bay, provides the range control for the Cape Wrath military training area to the west. The danger area associated with the range includes sea areas to the north of the bay and the range is used for live firing from Royal Navy vessels as well as for bombing practice by the RAF.〔(Public Information Leaflet ), Defence Training Estate Scotland. Retrieved 2013-02-06.〕〔(Cape Wrath Training Area ), Public access to military areas, Ministry of Defence, 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2013-02-06.〕
The River Dionard and Grudie River flow into the Kyle at its southern end with the Daill River and a number of minor streams also flowing into the Kyle along its length. The geology along the eastern side of the Kyle is limestone with rolling grasslands dominating.〔(Loch Borralie, Kyle of Durness ), Historic Scotland, 2003. Retrieved 2013-02-20.〕 The Kyle and its surrounding area forms part of the Oldshoremore, Cape Wrath and Durness Special Landscape Area.〔(Assessment of Highland Special Landscape Areas ), The Highland Council, June 2011. Retrieved 2013-02-05.〕 It contains a number of archaeological remains dating to the prehistoric period.〔〔(Pròiseact Loch Chroispol - Loch Croispol School History Project ), Durness Development Group, August 2009. Retrieved 2013-02-20.〕
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