Kilt Rock & Mealt Falls
A waterfall off a basalt cliff straight into the sea, a hundred metres from the car park.
Today
breezy
- Blustery
- The tops will be in cloud
- Gusts38 mphwild at 45 mph and above, blustery from 30
- Rain1.8 mm
- Cloud-free tops10%in cloud below 30%, a clear top likely from 60
Best between 13:00 and 20:00. it improves — wait for it
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good hoursraindaylight
lightbreezystronggalegusts peak 29 mph
sunrise 07:05 · sunset 19:29 · gusts to 38 mph · 1.8 mm of rain due
Forecasts disagree here — treat this loosely.
Forecast as of 20 September 2026, 21:50 (Europe/London).
Worth knowing
Rated moderate rather than exposed because a fence keeps you well back from the drop — but the car park is a wind tunnel, and in a westerly the falls blow back up the cliff. Rain makes this one better, not worse.
Starts: Signed car park off the A855 south of Staffin
0.2 km · 0 m of ascent · 0.25 h · open ground · fine in the rain
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