Massacre Cave has a small entrance, but when you're through the narrow channel it opens out and extends back in the dark some 79 metres. You will need a torch to explore it.

The cave has a gruesome past, back in 1577 a group of Macleods from Skye landed on the island in a long running feud with the Macdonalds. The entire population of the island hid in the cave for 3 days. As the Macleods sailed away they finally spotted a lookout and were able to trace his footsteps in the snow back to the cave. The Macleods built a huge fire and the smoke killed the 395 people trapped inside.

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Elevation 10 m

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Location: Small Isles, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

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