Tag: caves
-
Exploring the Bone Caves (Creag nan Uamh), Assynt – August
As the weather was forecast to be rainy, we took a short walk up to the so-called ‘Bone Caves’ near Inchnadamph in Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland. The bones have been removed, but you can explore the caves and imagine how various people and animals might have made use of them over the ages.
-
A boat trip into the Smoo Cave, Durness – August
We weren’t walking on hills this day, but we did look at hills along the way. The Smoo Cave is in the far north-west of Scotland, in Durness. We took a trip on the dinghy operated by a man who told us about the geology of the caves.
-
Moel Hebog and Owain Glyndwr’s Cave, Snowdonia – April
—
by
The visit to Owain Glyndwr’s cave was a bit of a detour, and it took a bit of finding, as neither the map nor the guidebook were very specific about its location. There is a steep scramble to get to the mouth of the cave.