Rubh'an Dunain, Soay Sound

Archaeological headland south of Glenbrittle with a Viking canal, prehistoric cairn and dun, on a coastal walk.

0.4 km SW · Highland

A big waterfall — the literal meaning of its Gaelic name — dropping through a deep, sheer gorge on the Allt Coire Banachdich, high in Glen Brittle beneath the western Black Cuillin. Reached only on foot up the river, with the ridge filling the skyline above.

5.7 km NE

Ringed by the Cuillin of Skye, this wild freshwater loch is reached by boat from Elgol or a scramble past the Bad Step.

9.9 km NE

Chain of crystal-clear turquoise pools and falls on the River Brittle beneath the Black Cuillin at Glenbrittle.

10.2 km N

Mountain island and National Nature Reserve, with the Rùm Cuillin, Kinloch Castle, red deer and a huge Manx shearwater colony

11.6 km S