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One of the official stops on the North Coast 500, Smoo Cave in Durness Scotland, has an interesting history — involving smuggling, of course!
One of the official stops on the North Coast 500, Smoo Cave in Durness Scotland, has an interesting history — involving smuggling, of course!
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Smoo Cave is a…cave (of course) in Durness, Scotland. It’s worth a stop on your trip around Scotland’s North Coast 500 and has an interesting history.
The Scotsman has an interesting article about the history of the place (and a better photo than I managed to get — mine are all close up to get a wide view of the cave entrance).
The article includes references to Viking finds on archeological digs, a history of smuggling (whisky, of course), and a kill site for a 16th-century highwayman.
You’ll pass over a covered footbridge going into the cave — surrounded by a bunch of stone stacks as people can’t seem to avoid stacking stones despite notes reminding people not to do this!
Inside the cave, you’ll find a waterfall — evidently, the cave goes back farther than we went. There’s even a company that does tours in the cave, which we didn’t have time for during our adventure there. I’d really recommend doing a tour here to really see the cave. For us, it was just a walk-in, look around, and leave.
I believe it was free to enter, but there was a charge for the tour.
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Category: Cave | Natural Features | North Coast 500 Official Stops
Tags: North Coast 500 | Scotland | UK
General Locale: Europe | Scotland | Scottish Highlands | UK
Place Type: Natural Features | Caves
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