High Pasture Cave

The limestone cave system extends 320 meters beneath the surface, featuring multiple passages connected through natural limestone formations in the Durness bedrock.

Students from the University of London Speleological Society discovered the cave in 1972, leading to systematic archaeological investigations starting in 2003.

Three human remains from the Iron Age period were located in a blocked stairwell, indicating the cave's function for burial ceremonies.

The cave entrance sits one kilometer southeast of Torrin village, requiring visitors to traverse through a shallow valley on Beinn an Dubhaich's north side.

Archaeologists uncovered a wooden fragment of a lyre from 300 BC, marking it as the earliest discovered stringed instrument in Western Europe.

Location: Highland

GPS coordinates: 57.21100,-6.01600

Latest update: March 4, 2025 10:52