Uamh An Ard-Achaidh | |
Location | Kilbride, island of Skye |
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Region | Scotland |
Coordinates | 57°12′50″N 6°0′40″W / 57.21389°N 6.01111°W |
Type | limestone |
Part of | Red Cuillin |
Length | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
History | |
Periods | Mesolithic, Iron Age |
Associated with | Paleo Humans |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1972, 2003 |
Archaeologists | Steven Birch |
High Pasture Cave (Gaelic: Uamh An Ard-Achaidh) is an archaeological site on the island of Skye, Scotland. Human presence is documented since the Mesolithic, and remains, including Iron Age structures, point to ritual veneration of either the landscape or deities associated with the place.[1] The cave system extends to about 320 metres (1,050 feet) of accessible passages