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High Pasture Cave - Uamh an Àrd-achaidh
Also known as: Uamh an Àrd-achaidh
High Pasture Cave - Uamh an Àrd-achaidh is a cave in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
High Pasture Cave - Uamh an Àrd-achaidh is a named cave entrance in the United Kingdom. Also known as: Uamh an Àrd-achaidh. Coordinates: 57.2049°, -5.9851°.
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From the Wikipedia article
High Pasture Cave (Gaelic: Uamh An Ard-Achaidh) is an archaeological site on the island of Skye, Scotland. Human presence is documented since the Mesolithic, and remains, including Iron Age structures, point to ritual veneration of either the landscape or deities associated with the place. The cave system extends to about 320 metres (1,050 feet) of accessible passages
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Background
Architecture
The cave is about 1 km southeast of the village of Torrin, near Kilbride. The entrance of the cave lies in a narrow valley on the northern slopes of the mountain of Beinn Dùbhaich, east of the Red Cuillin hills, and is formed by erosion of Durness limestone. The interior is accessed via a natural shaft about 6 m deep that leads into the main cave, which appears to have been in use between 1,200 BC and 200 BC (mid-Bronze Age to late Iron Age). After about 80 m there is a fork, with a rocky, dry passage on the right. In 2002 the cave explorer Steven Birch discovered broken crockery and bones. Previous visitors to the cave had thrown this material aside in the attempts to find new ways. Birch…
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- Coordinates
- 57.2049, -5.9851
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- IV49 9BB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Sources
- osm: n655163052 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: High Pasture Cave (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: High Pasture Cave near to Kilbride2.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is High Pasture Cave - Uamh an Àrd-achaidh?
- High Pasture Cave - Uamh an Àrd-achaidh is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode IV49 9BB).
- Is High Pasture Cave - Uamh an Àrd-achaidh free to visit?
- Yes, High Pasture Cave - Uamh an Àrd-achaidh is free to enter.
- How do I get to High Pasture Cave - Uamh an Àrd-achaidh?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode IV49 9BB. It sits within the Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire parliamentary constituency.