Cave of the Woods
Cave of the Woods is a cave in Highland Council, Scotland. Cave of the Woods is situated nearby to the cave Uamh an t-Sill (Pothole entrance), as well as near Uamh an t-Sill (main entrance).| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 2,400 feet west of Cave of the Woods.
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 1¼ miles northeast of Cave of the Woods.
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. Torrin is situated 1½ miles west of Cave of the Woods.
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 Cave of the Woods.
Cave of the Woods
- Type: Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.205° or 57° 12′ 18″ northLongitude
-5.97298° or 5° 58′ 23″ westOpen location code
9C9P623G+XROpenStreetMap ID
node 655156576OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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