High Pasture Cave
High Pasture Cave is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. High Pasture Cave is situated near Iris Cave, as well as near the hamlet Kilbride.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: High Pasture Cave and Loch Cill Chriosd.
High Pasture Cave
Cave
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.
Cill Chriosd
Cemetery
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 High Pasture Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilbride and Torrin.
Kilbride
Hamlet
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.
Boreraig
Locality
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 High Pasture Cave.
High Pasture Cave
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “High Pasture Cave - Uamh an Àrd-achaidh”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.20493° or 57° 12′ 18″ north
Longitude
-5.98478° or 5° 59′ 5″ west
Open location code
9C9P6238+X3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Iris Cave and Ivy Hole.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Torrin, Kilbride Road End and wild camping.
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