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Photo of Staffin, a village in Trotternish, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

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Staffin

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Staffin is a crofting township strung along the north-east coast of Trotternish, and the handiest base for the Quiraing — the extraordinary landslip ridge just inland — and for Kilt Rock, a sea cliff with a waterfall that drops straight into the sea. Dinosaur footprints turn up on the beach at low tide. It’s on the A855 coast road, north of Portree.

More places to visit near Staffin

Photo of Trotternish, a National Scenic Area in Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Trotternish

You’re inside itNational Scenic Area near Staffin

Skye's great landslip peninsula, a maze of pinnacles and hidden hollows with a ridge walk high above the sea — serious ground in bad weather

Photo of the Isle of Skye, an island in Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Iconic

Isle of Skye

Island near Portree

The Cuillin ridge, the Trotternish pinnacles of the Storr and Quiraing, Dunvegan Castle and a long, indented coast of sea lochs

0.8 km S

Photo of The Quiraing, a rock formation near Flodigarry in Trotternish, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Iconic

The Quiraing

Rock formation near Flodigarry

The still-moving northern end of the Trotternish landslip — a looping path through pinnacles named the Needle, the Prison and the Table.

3.7 km W

Photo of Kilt Rock and Mealt Falls, a waterfall near Staffin in Trotternish, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Iconic

Kilt Rock and Mealt Falls

Waterfall near Staffin

Basalt sea cliff banded like a kilt, with the Mealt burn plunging straight into the sea beside a viewpoint.

4 km SE

Photo of Brothers Point, a visitor attraction near Staffin in Trotternish, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Brothers Point

Attraction near Staffin

Grassy headland (Rubha nam Bràithrean) reaching into the sea below Trotternish, with an old chapel site and dinosaur tracks.

7.4 km SE

Photo of Lealt Falls, a waterfall near Staffin, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Lealt Falls

Waterfall near Staffin

Waterfall dropping through a tree-lined gorge to the sea on the Trotternish coast, with a viewing platform.

9.1 km S