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Ceannabeinne Beach is situated on the north
coast of Scotland, 3 miles east of Durness, 87
miles west of John O
Groats.
The Beach is popular for lazing around,
swimming, walking on the Township Trail, and
the Zip Line that runs high above the Beach.
Postcode: IV27 4QE.
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The image top right is of Ceannabeinne Beach
from the Main Road along the North Coast of
Scotland.
Golden Eagle Zip Lines are at the Beach with
amazing views as you travel across the gorge at
speeds up to 40 mph. Golden Eagle
Website.
This is one of the most scenic beaches in
Scotland, right up there with some of the top
beaches on the south coast of Portugal / the
Algarve.
Other amazing beaches in this area are Farr
at Bettyhill 37 miles east, Sango Sands
at Durness 3 miles west, Balnakeil /
Faraid Head 2 miles west of Durness, and
Sandwood Bay 21 miles southwest of
Durness.
There is also a Township Trail a short
distance west of this Beach where you can walk
down to 3 other more remote Beaches.
There were 14 Cottages registered in this
area in 1841, with little remaining today.
In the 1800s, many Township people were
encouraged by the Landowners to relocate to
fishing towns, work in mining, or to emigrate
to America and Canada in search of Land where
they could make a better living.
The Landowners would then use the land for
sheep farming that was more profitable for a
while.
Townships were small, rural farming
communities where families shared land
communally, paying rent with cattle, crops, and
labour to the Landowners, with the Sutherland's
owning over 1 million acres in this part of
north Scotland.
Croft's were small farms with a Cottage
about 12 acres in size, just large enough to
grow crops, vegetables and rear a few animals
for one family.
Many Crofters had to take on other jobs to
help get by such as weaving, making shoes,
fishing, or working on larger farms.
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