Gob nan Leac

Gob nan Leac is a cape in , .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Smoo Cave and Balnakeil Church.

Cave
Photo: Spike, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.

Church
Photo: Twosugars47040, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Watermill
Photo: Donald H Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a watermill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Durness and Balnakeil.

Photo: Florian Fuchs, CC BY 3.0.
is a village in 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.

Hamlet
Photo: Superbass, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet in the parish of , , , and is in the council area of Highland. It is on the north coast of Scotland around 3⁄4 mile northwest of Durness.

Hamlet
Photo: RH Dengate, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was a crofting community located on the peninsula near the village of in the Scottish county of . The hamlet is just south of the farmstead of Daill on the western shore of the .

Gob nan Leac

Latitude
58.605° or 58° 36′ 18″ north
Longitude
-4.7685° or 4° 46′ 6″ west
Open location code
9CCQJ64J+2J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13990381771
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
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Satellite Map

Discover Gob nan Leac from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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