Top 8 Caves アイル・オブ・スカイでの

A prehistoric ritual site hidden in the limestone beneath Beinn Dùbhaich. Used for thousands of years, with hearths, feasting, burials, and a stone stairway leading into the earth. The cave was deliberately sealed in antiquity, marking it as a sacred threshold rather than a home. A powerful, liminal place where deep time still lingers.

Discovered in 2000, this Iron Age underground passage on Skye’s Trotternish Peninsula is thought to have been used for food storage. The stone-lined tunnel stretches about 17m and features a side chamber. Easy to access from the A855, with an info board and short walk. Bring a torch to explore inside!

After the heart-wrenching defeat at the Battle of Culloden in 1746, Bonnie Prince Charlie became a fugitive, weaving through the mystical Highlands and islands of Scotland. His journey is a legendary tale of resilience and loyalty, where many brave Scots risked their lives to aid him. One place he took refuge on his journey was a cave on the coast near Elgol. With the unwavering support of local allies, including the illustrious Flora MacDonald, he managed to stay hidden. Flora MacDonald famously disguised him as her maid, “Betty Burke,” to help him escape to the Isle of Skye. The cave itself stands as a powerful symbol of the Prince’s desperate flight and the steadfast loyalty of the Highlanders who supported him.

Uamh Oir, also known as the Cave of Gold, is a fascinating sea cave located on the Isle of Skye, near Kilmuir. This remote and rarely visited cave is renowned for its striking hexagonal basalt columns.

Great emergency shelter or bivi spot for those looking to do the full ridge. Especially good during winter (snow tends to stay out)

Beinn an Dubhaich Cave is a limestone cave on the Isle of Skye, near the hamlet of Torrin. It is the second longest cave on the island, after Valley Head Cave, and has a length of 174 m and a vertical range of 10.7 m1. The cave has two entrances: a sink entrance where a stream goes underground and a main entrance that is a shaft with a tree growing out of it. The cave has several passages and chambers, some of which are dry and some of which are flooded. The cave is connected to Beinn an Dubhaich Rising, a nearby resurgence, by a short underwater passage that was first dived in 1980. The cave is of geological and archaeological interest, as it shows evidence of multiphase cave development and granite/limestone contact, and it is located near the High Pasture Cave, a prehistoric site that was used for ritual purposes.

Great place that is particularly nice during sunset with the views over to Staffin beach

There is a good path down from the village to the adjacent beach. It is only accessible at low tide so best to arrive an hour before low tide. From the beach walk round the shore north to the caves inlet, where you will see an old stone wall. You will need a headtorch to go in and explore, and ideally a good pair of boots to help climb through it. The stone is not slippy with boots on and it is an incredible sight of stalactites in the deepest part.