Uamh an Claonaite

#4626 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Cave, Natural attraction

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Uamh an Claonaite is the longest cave in Scotland. It consists of a series of dry passages and a series of at least six sumps which have been dived over the years. ()

Length: 9409 ftDepth: 361 ftCoordinates: 58°6'15"N, 4°56'9"W

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ScotlandUnited Kingdom

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Uamh an Claonaite – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ardvreck Castle, Conival, Canisp, Ben More Assynt.

4.8 miNW
Forts and castles
Ardvreck Castle, Lochinver
122 min walk • Ardvreck Castle is a ruined castle dating to about 1490 when the lands were owned by the Macleods of Assynt. It stands on a rocky promontory jutting out into Loch Assynt in Sutherland, Scotland.
2.9 miNE
Mountain
Conival, Assynt
74 min walk • Conival is a Scottish mountain situated in Assynt in the Sutherland area of the Highland Council Area, thirty kilometres north-northeast of Ullapool.
4.4 miW
Mountain
Canisp, North West Highlands Geopark
113 min walk • Canisp is a mountain in the far north west of Scotland. It is situated in the parish of Assynt, in the county of Sutherland, 25 kilometres north of the town of Ullapool. Canisp reaches a height of 847 metres and qualifies as a Corbett and Marilyn hill. The mountain's name translates from the Old Norse language as “White Mountain”.
3.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ben More Assynt
94 min walk • Ben More Assynt is a mountain in Assynt in the far north-west of Scotland, 30 kilometres north-northeast of Ullapool. The name translates as "big mountain of Assynt", and with a height of 998 metres it is the highest point in Sutherland.
1.1 miSE
Mountain
Breabag, Assynt
29 min walk • Breabag is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland, in the Assynt area of Sutherland. A flat-topped summit, it is usually climbed from its western flank, where the Bone Caves of Assynt are located. The nearest settlement is Inchnadamph.
6.9 miSW
58°2'5"N • 5°4'13"W
Knockan Crag Visitor Centre, North West Highlands Geopark
176 min walk • Nature and wildlife, Park
6.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Assynt
158 min walk • Loch Assynt is a freshwater loch in Sutherland, Scotland, 8 kilometres east-north east of Lochinver. Situated in a spectacular setting between the heights of Canisp, Quinag and Beinn Uidhe, it receives the outflow from Lochs Awe, Maol a' Choire, and Leitir Easaich.
6.8 miSW
National park
Knockan Crag
173 min walk • Knockan Crag lies within the North West Highlands Geopark in the Assynt region of Scotland 21 kilometres north of Ullapool.