Mealt Falls & Kilt Rock

On the Trotternish Peninsula in the north of Skye lies the spectacular Kilt Rock (Creag an Fheilidh in Gaelic), a 90-metre-high wall of multi-coloured hexagonal columns of basalt rock and dolerite sills resembling the pleats of a tartan kilt. It is one of the most spectacular views on Skye and the site gets very busy in the summer months.

Before the coming of advanced route-finding equipment, the iconic cliffs, with their unmistakable appearance, were once used as a navigational aid for sailors. Visitors to the site are protected by a barrier between the steep cliff’s edge and a semi-circular concrete platform adjacent to the car park.

In the foreground is the spectacular Mealt Falls. Fed by the fresh waters of Loch Mealt near Ellishadder, the falls plunge onto rocky coastline and the Sound of Raasay over 60 metres below.