Iris Cave
Iris Cave is a cave in Highland Council, Scotland. Iris Cave is situated nearby to the archaeological site High Pasture Cave, as well as near the cave Ivy Hole.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include High Pasture Cave and Loch Cill Chriosd.
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. High Pasture Cave is situated 550 feet southwest of Iris Cave.
Cill Chriosd
Cemetery
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cill Chriosd or Kilchrist is a ruined former parish church of Strath, on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It was constructed around the 16th century, replacing an earlier medieval church on the same location, and was used until 1840 when the parish church was relocated to Broadford. Cill Chriosd is situated 1½ miles northeast of Iris Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilbride and Torrin.
Kilbride
Hamlet
Photo: A‘ chachaileith, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kilbride (Scottish Gaelic: Cille Bhrìghde, or the Church of Saint Bride) is a small township in Strath Swordale, Isle of Skye, Scotland. The township is situated in a pocket of fertile lime-rich soil, between the Red Hills to the north and Beinn an Dubhaich and the Suidhisnis peninsula to the south.
Torrin
Village
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Torrin is a settlement on the island of Skye in Scotland.
Boreraig
Locality
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boreraig is a deserted township in Strath Swordale on the north shore of Loch Eishort in the parish of Strath, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Boreraig is situated 2½ miles southeast of Iris Cave.
Iris Cave
- Type: Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.20548° or 57° 12′ 20″ northLongitude
-5.98252° or 5° 58′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C9P6248+5XOpenStreetMap ID
node 621410956OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include High Pasture Cave and Ivy Hole.
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