Smoo Cave, Durness and The Cave of Bones, Inchnadamph
The second video of some of the highlights of our trip around the north of Scotland this Easter. Some views from Sango Sands camp site at Durness, a trip down Smoo Cave and a walk to The Cave of Bones near Inchnadamph.
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Smoo Cave Durness September 2019
Drone footage of smoo cave Durness Scotland, it was a rainy day but a gorgeous place to be.
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A little history of the cave ????
The cave is unique within the UK[citation needed]in that the first chamber has been formed by the action of the sea, whereas the inner chambers are freshwater passages, formed from rainwater dissolving the carbonate dolomites. Partway through the cave the waters of Allt Smoo also drop in as a 20 metres (66 ft) high waterfall. This is mainly due to the nearby dolomite - quartzite geological boundary where the Allt Smoo stream crosses the impermeable quartzites and sinks on meeting the permeabledolomites. The cave can be thought of as two caves formed by different mechanisms which have joined together over time. The cave is composed of three main sections; a large sea cave entrance chamber, a waterfall chamber and a short freshwater passage which leads to a terminal sump chamber with some flowstone formations at the rear.
The cave entrance and main chamber have been considerably enlarged by sea action to approximately 40 metres (130 ft) wide and 15 metres (49 ft) high, the largest sea cave entrance in Britain. The entrance is located at the end of a 600 metres (660 yd) long tidalgorge (Geodha Smoo) which was once part of the cave, now collapsed. Several remnant pillars can be seen along the eastern side of the Geodh along with a large section of the previous roof which has been partly buried by the grassy slope (normally covered by rocks spelling out the names of visitors to the cave). The sea rarely enters the sea cave nowadays (only during spring tides) as the area has undergone isostatic uplift.
The present-day cave is 83 metres (272 ft) long up to the terminal sump at the rear of the third chamber / passage. The cave travels further however as an active stream of notable size resurges here at all times. Previous dye-testing has linked an underwater passage to an initial sink point in the Allt Smoo stream about 100 metres (330 ft) upstream from the main waterfall, implying that the cave system is at least twice as long as once thought. Cave divers from the Grampian Speleological Group have dived this sump for a distance of c. 40 metres (130 ft), although large volumes of silt and peat in the water have prevented further exploration. It is worth noting that the main waterfall is often dry and will only become active once this upstream sink overflows.
Archaeological investigations have turned up Neolithic, Norse and Iron Age artifacts, and it is thought that usage may extend back to the Mesolithic age. The cave complex is therefore protected as a scheduled monument.[1]PLEASE REMEMBER my YouTube channel is in support of disabled people ♿ who aren't able to travel to places we take for granted, my channel gives disabled people the opportunity to enjoy our country from the comfort of their own home, so come on guys please subscribe to my channel it's absolutely FREE and as you have read its a great opportunity to allow others to share our beautiful country,
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smoo cave Durness waterfall
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Smoo Cave Hotel September 2019 Durness
A short video of Smoo Hotel Durness Scotland,
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Smoo Cave & Coast near Durness Scotland - May 1993
Smoo Cave & Coast near Durness. Located in the far north of Scotland, you will find there a really breath taking wild, beautiful and rough landscape! Smoo Cave is said to be UK´s largest cave, which already was used by first settlers more than 6000 years ago. Wow! Made this shown visit in May 1993 - at this time it had been already my 3rd many miles trip to this extraordinary place! Even a campsite was very close and near by (Sango Sands north of Durness). But even in the summer it would be a roughy toughy thing to have a swim in the sea water...
Places to see in ( Durness - UK )
Places to see in ( Durness - UK )
Durness is a village and civil parish in the north-west Highlands of Scotland. It lies on the north coast of the country in the traditional county of Sutherland around 120 miles north of Inverness. The area is remote and the parish is huge and sparsely populated covering an area from east of Loch Eriboll to Cape Wrath, the most north-westerly point of the Scottish mainland. The population is dispersed and includes a number of townships including Kempie, Eriboll, Laid, Rispond, Sangobeg, Leirinmore, Smoo, Sangomore, Durine, Balnakeil and Keoldale.
The area has been inhabited since stone age times and there are many places of historic interest. Durness was formerly a part of the bishopric of Caithness and the old house at Balnakeil was originally the bishop's summer residence. The church at Balnakeil dates back to the Culdean monks but the existing ruined church is said to have been built by the monks from Dornoch Cathedral in the 13th century. On Faraid Head is Seannachaisteal, presumably a broch, but it is now completely enveloped in sand and no dig has ever been carried out to see what it was and from which time in history. A few years ago, the body of a young Viking boy was discovered exposed by the erosion of the sand dunes at Faraid. At Sangobeg beach, the body of a Pictish boy was discovered.
At Ceannabeinne lies Clach a Breitheanas or the Judgement Stone. This was said to be where judgement was meted out to malefactors and those found guilty were thrown over the cliff to their doom below. The parish of Durness was for centuries a part of Dùthaich MhicAoidh, the land of the Clan Mackay, who held their title to the land extending from Melvich in the east to Kylesku in the west.
The main sources of employment in the village are crofting and tourism. It is the largest village in the northwestern corner of Scotland, has a population of around 400, and is on the A838 road. It is located on the north coast between the towns of Thurso 72 miles (116 km) to the east) and Ullapool 68 miles (109 km) to the south. This area is notable for being the most sparsely populated region in Western Europe.[citation needed] Until some 50 years ago, Durness was a predominantly Gaelic speaking area.
Tourists are catered for by a campsite spectacularly sited on the cliffs above the beach (with easy access down to the beach), an SYHA hostel, housed by some converted army buildings, bed and breakfast accommodation and two hotels and restaurants, Mackay's and the Smoo Cave Hotel. The village is also used as a base by visitors to Cape Wrath.
The main attractions in Durness are Smoo Cave, a conjoined sea cave and freshwater cave with a small river running through it and a waterfall in wet weather, unspoilt beaches backed by cliffs and the local sea birds, seals, porpoises and minke whales. The surrounding coastline is some of Europe's most isolated and spectacular, with the nearby Clo Mor Cliffs being the highest on the British mainland, at some 922 feet (281 m) high.
Balnakeil Old Church, is a scheduled monument with the grave of Donuill Mac Morraichaidh, a serial bandit and murderer, inside one wall of the church so, it is said that his enemies couldn't walk over his grave. The area around Loch Croispol and Loch Borrallie abounds in archeological interest, from brochs to round houses to medieval and pre-clearances settlements. The Balnakeil Craft Village can be found approximately one mile outside Durness and is a collection of former MoD units dating from the 1950s, which now house various independent shops.
Durness is on the A838 road. This links the parish to the A836 at Tongue to the east and loops around the coast through Rhiconich near Kinlochbervie to meet the A836 again north of Lairg to the south. The road is single track along most of its length. Bus services are sparse in the area, although one bus a day links Durness with the Far North railway line at Lairg railway station. This provides rail services north to Wick and south to Inverness.
( Durness - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Durness . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Durness - UK
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Waterfall inside Smoo Cave near Durness Scotland
Water cascading from the roof of Smoo Cave near Durness Scotland.
Geodha Smoo which is the Tidal Gorge at Smoo Caves near Durness on the North Coast 500
Geodha Smoo is 600 metre long tidal gorge which once was a cave at Smoo Caves. Located near Durness on the North Coast 500 of the Scottish Highlands, the cave entrance is the largest sea cave entrance in Britain.
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Smoo Caves Waterfall - Durness, Scotland
Inside Smoo Caves in Durness in the Highlands of Scotland, May 2015. Beautiful waterfall into the caves carved out below.
John ' Groats & Smoo Cave, Scotland 500
John ' Groats & Smoo Cave, Scotland.
Part of our North Coast 500 we went to the most northern area land, John 'O Groats. It wasn't as busy i thought it would be, but still great to be there. We had a beautiful sunset, and the new houses made a great image.
At Smoo Cave another photographer was struggling to get the shot, and challenged me to it. I took my time and explained to him not to rush, you have to get the shot hen there is no movement. Therewasnt much space to place a tripod either. It was different and most enjoyed hearing the Mach 3 from a jet out at sea!
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Smoo cave (Recorded by my Dad) In Scotland
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Storm Conor at Smoo Cave, Durness
A little video we shot when we ventured out in the high winds during Storm Conor at Durness in Scotland whilst touring around the North Coast 500 in our new Itineo SB740 motorhome for Christmas 2016.
We had Christmas drinks at the Smoo Cave Hotel before heading out to our motorhome which was parked just outside. Lyndsay cooked Christmas dinner in the small oven, which seemed to take all day, then we retired for the night with the winds howling around us.
We awoke at around 3am with the winds battering the motorhome. It felt like we were going to get toppled over or certainly some damage done to our motorhome so we put the kettle on for a cup of tea whilst we looked on the internet for a solution.
The trouble was that most of the buildings in Durness were bungalows and would offer us no protection from the high winds that Storm Conor brought with it. Then Lyndsay found Durness Village Hall, just up the road from us, which looked perfect to hide behind.
We packed our bed up and drove very slowly down the road and pulled into the car park. Just as soon as we pulled the motorhome next to the large new village hall we were protected and got the bed out to go back to sleep again.
When the boys awoke the next morning they saw that we'd moved last night and were keen to go and take a look around us and to see what it was like outside in the howling winds of Storm Conor.
I suggested we wrap up warm and take a walk down to the Smoo Caves, so leaving Lyndsay and George in the warmth of the motorhome, Eddie, Harry and I went for a walk around Durness during the storm.
After originally uploading the video to my other YouTube channel we were contacted by the film company that makes Britain's Worst Weather and asked if they could feature the video in the program, which they did.
Bed & Breakfast-Tracy Mackay-Durness-Scotland
Short interview with Tracy Mackay from the best Bed & Breakfast in Durness/Scotland.
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Smoo Cave Pt 3
Continuing the tour inside Smoo Cave just east of Durness in the extreme northwest of Scotland.
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