Smoo Cave

After a wet day I took an early evening stroll to Smoo Cave. After all the rain during the day the stream into the cave was in full flow. In the cave was like standing in a shower so I was unable to take pictures of the waterfall.

Smoo Cave is a large combined sea cave and freshwater cave in Durness. The cave name is thought to originate from the Norse 'smjugg' or 'smuga', meaning a hole or hiding-place.

The cave is unique within the UK in that the first chamber has been formed by the action of the sea, whereas the inner chambers are freshwater passages, formed from rainwater dissolving the carbonate dolomites. Partway through the cave the waters of Allt Smoo also drop in as a 20 metres (66 ft) high waterfall.