Cathedral Cave
Cathedral Cave is a cave in Highland Council, Scotland. Cathedral Cave is situated nearby to Massacre Cave, as well as near the peak Cnoc Leathan.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include An Sgùrr and Eilean Chathastail.
An Sgùrr
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
An Sgùrr is the highest point on the island of Eigg in Scotland's Small Isles. It was formed 59 million years ago; the result of one of the last eruptions of a volcano, the core of which now forms the Isle of Rùm.
Eilean Chathastail
Islet
Photo: W. L. Tarbert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eilean Chathastail is one of the Small Isles in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
Eigg Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eigg Lighthouse is situated 1 mile east of Cathedral Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galmisdale and Eigg.
Galmisdale
Village
Photo: L J Cunningham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Galmisdale is the main port of the island of Eigg, one of the Small Isles of the Inner Hebrides. It is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Eigg
Photo: Graham Lewis, CC BY 2.0.
Eigg is one of the Small Isles, lying 10 miles off the west coast of Scotland, and with a population of just under 100. The name means "notched" and it's a moorland plateau cleaved by a valley, with the dramatic scarp of An Sgurr looming over it.
Cleadale
Village
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cleadale is a settlement on the north west side of the island of Eigg, in the Small Isles of Scotland and is in the council area of Highland. The setting is visually dramatic. Cleadale is situated 3½ miles north of Cathedral Cave.
Cathedral Cave
- Type: Cave
- Also known as: “Uamh a‘ Chràbhaidh”
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.87326° or 56° 52′ 24″ northLongitude
-6.15014° or 6° 9′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C8MVRFX+8WOpenStreetMap ID
node 709205182OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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