The Top 9 Waterfalls around Assynt
However you get there, waterfalls are breathtaking places, and you have 9
beautiful waterfalls to choose from around Assynt. So you can better figure out which one to visit on your next trip outdoors, see photos and tips of each waterfall below — and easily plan your next adventure!
beautiful waterfalls to choose from around Assynt. So you can better figure out which one to visit on your next trip outdoors, see photos and tips of each waterfall below — and easily plan your next adventure!
Last updated: November 29, 2025
Wailing Widow Falls
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Execute caution when viewing these falls, which are four times higher than Niagara Falls, from the top.
Story taken from 'The Sutherland Trail' by Cameron McNeish and Richard Else: 'Walk …
Story taken from 'The Sutherland Trail' by Cameron McNeish and Richard Else: 'Walk …
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Eas a’ Chual Aluinn Waterfall
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Just impressive! At 200 meters high, Eas a ’Chual Aluinn is the highest waterfall in the UK. Several small streams from the surrounding moors form its tributary. At the foot …
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Allt nan Uamh Waterfall
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Allt nan Uamh Waterfall provides a beautiful start to your walk only a few hundred metres from the car park.
After this the trail follows alongside the noisy and fast …
After this the trail follows alongside the noisy and fast …
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Clashnessie Falls
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Approx. 15 meters tall, with paths leading up to it and along both sides of the river. There are some stepping stones at the foot of the fall. There is …
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Falls of Kirkaig
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The falls are about 18 meters high, and have a considerable volume of water flowing due to some of the lochans further upstream. The path follows the narrow gorge upstream, …
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