Smoo Cave

Smoo Cave is a large combined sea cave and freshwater cave in in , , . The cave name, which was previously known as Smow or Smo, may originate from the Norse 'smjúga' or 'smuga', meaning a narrow cleft, or hole.
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  • Cave
  • …lies at an elevation of 95 feet (29 metres)
  • Description: cave in Highland, Scotland, UK
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Durness Smoo Youth Hostel and Eilean Hoan.
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is situated 550 feet west of Smoo Cave.
is an island in in on the north coast of Scotland. is situated 1½ miles east of Smoo Cave.
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is situated 2 miles northwest of Smoo Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Durness and Ceannabeinne.
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is a village in on the far north…
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is a ruined village within the parish…
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is a hamlet in the parish of … is situated 2 miles northwest of Smoo Cave.

Smoo Cave

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Latitude
58.56331° or 58° 33′ 48″ north
Longitude
-4.71989° or 4° 43′ 12″ west
Open location code
9CCQH77J+82
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9386746849
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Geo­Names ID
2640187
Wiki­data ID
Q947881

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Smoo Cave” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Smoo Cave”
  • Cebuano: “Pocan Smoo”
  • Chinese: “斯摩洞”
  • Dutch: “Smoo Cave”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كهف سموو”
  • French: “Grotte de Smoo”
  • French: “Smoo Cave”
  • German: “Smoo Cave”
  • Swedish: “Pocan Smoo”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Smoo Cave”
  • Welsh: “Ogof Smoo”

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Nearby Places

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