Kilt Rock is a sea cliff on the north east coast of Trotternish, the northernmost peninsula on Skye. It is a stopping point between Portree and Staffin. The cliff has a sandstone base with basalt columns and sills of dolemite, that together look like tartan. The Mealt Falls carry water from the Mealt Loch, 60m down the cliff face to the Sound of Raasay below. The viewpoint is fenced as there have been fatalities. Holes which have been drilled in the fence poles emit whistling sounds that vary with the sound of the wind, not unlike bagpipes.

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