Allt Smoo Upper Sink

Allt Smoo Upper Sink is a sinkhole in Highland Council, Scotland. Allt Smoo Upper Sink is situated nearby to Smoo Cave, as well as near Durness Smoo Youth Hostel.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Smoo Cave and Durness Smoo Youth Hostel.

Smoo Cave

Cave

Photo: Spike, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Smoo Cave is a large combined sea cave and freshwater cave in Durness in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. 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. Smoo Cave is situated 730 feet northeast of Allt Smoo Upper Sink.

Durness Smoo Youth Hostel

Hostel

Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Durness Smoo Youth Hostel is situated 770 feet north of Allt Smoo Upper Sink.

Eilean Hoan

Island

Eilean Hoan is an island in Loch Eriboll in Sutherland on the north coast of Scotland. It is about 28 hectares in extent and the highest point is 25 metres above sea level. Eilean Hoan is situated 1½ miles east of Allt Smoo Upper Sink.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Durness and Ceannabeinne.

Durness

Photo: Florian Fuchs, CC BY 3.0.

Durness is a village in Sutherland on the far north coast of Scotland, with a population of 347 in 2011. Most of the terrain of this region is impermeable gneiss, carpeted by boggy heathland.

Ceannabeinne

Locality

Photo: RH Dengate, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ceannabeinne is a ruined village within the parish of Durness, in the county of Sutherland, in the far north of the Highlands of Scotland.

Balnakeil

Hamlet

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Balnakeil is a hamlet in the parish of Durness, Sutherland, Scottish Highlands, and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. It is on the north coast of Scotland around 3⁄4 mile northwest of Durness. Balnakeil is situated 2 miles northwest of Allt Smoo Upper Sink.

Allt Smoo Upper Sink

Type: Sinkhole
Category: landform
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.56158° or 58° 33′ 42″ north

Longitude

-4.72178° or 4° 43′ 18″ west

Open location code

9CCQH76H+J7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13766090488

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=sinkhole

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