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Uamh An Ard Achadh |
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Uamh An Ard Achadh (High Pasture Cave) was discovered in 1972 by students from the University of London Speleological Society. It is located close to Torrin in a valley on the north side of Beinn an Dubhaich. This area has many caves formed by burns going underground into the Cambrian Durness Limestone. This particular cave has around 1,000ft of accessible passages, making it one of the longest caves on Skye.
In 2005, a group of potholers discovered the remains of three humans in the cave, together with artefacts suggesting it was an important burial site. Since then the cave has been the subject of some detailed and interesting archaeological digging.
I visited in the autumn of 2005 and was given an guided tour by the enthusiastic archaeologists. It was fascinating to see some of the things they had discovered at that stage. There has been a lot of progress since then, with two more large areas now included in the digging. A recommended detour for anyone travelling in that part of Skye  Excavation work in progress The cave is few hundred metres south of the Broadford to Torrin road in Strath Suardal. Park in the layby at at NG595200 and follow the markers up the hillside to the south.
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