Mealt Falls
Into the sea.
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Kilt Rock is a set of sea cliffs on the east coast of the Trotternish peninsula on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, south of the village of Staffin and about 22 km north of the island's central hub in a straight line. The cliffs rise about 55 metres above the sea. They are built of dolerite strata in different colours, with vertical columns that look like the pleats of a traditional Scottish kilt, which gives them their name. At the cliff edge, Mealt Falls drops straight into the sea; it is the outflow of nearby Loch Mealt, a roughly square freshwater loch about a kilometre long favoured by diving ducks. White water falls from the cliff edge in a long column into the blue sea, dark striped rock columns run along the coast, and green pasture tops the cliffs. On clear days islands and mainland mountains show on the horizon. Visitors stop at a roadside car park and walk to a viewpoint on the cliff edge, from which they can see the falls and the cliffs together. The visit is short and is usually combined with the Old Man of Storr and the Quiraing on a loop around Trotternish. The wind is strong, so keep back from the edge.
Into the sea.
Like kilt pleats.
A nearby loch.
Near Staffin, Trotternish peninsula, Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom
No, a short stop.
The Old Man of Storr and the Quiraing.