Loch Slapin

Loch Slapin is a bay in Highland Council, Scotland. Loch Slapin is situated nearby to the locality Keppoch, as well as near Nead an Fhir-eoin.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dun Ringill and High Pasture Cave.

Dun Ringill

Archaeological site

Photo: Bryanmackinnon, Public domain.

Dun Ringill is an Iron Age hill fort on the Strathaird peninsula on the island of Skye, Scotland. Further fortified in the Middle Ages, tradition holds that it was for several centuries the seat of Clan MacKinnon.

High Pasture Cave

Cave

Photo: Paul Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0.

High Pasture Cave 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkibost and Kilmarie.

Kirkibost

Hamlet

Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirkibost is a hamlet.

Kilmarie

Hamlet

Photo: Bryanmackinnon, Public domain.

Kilmarie or Kilmaree, is a village in the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Its most notable feature is the village church and graveyard. The graveyard has a significant number of tombstones from highland clans, in particular Clan MacKinnon.