A string of turquoise pools and waterfalls below the Cuillin, reached by a 20-minute walk that's become one of Skye's most photographed. The water is glacially cold year-round and the rocks are slippery, with a real flash-flood risk after rain, so this rewards caution more than bravado, and it gets very busy in summer.
Extremely viral / over-visited wild swim spot (13,000 visitors 2006 -> 180,000 by 2019). Approximate coords + 'be respectful' framing; do not pinpoint individual pools.
Glen Brittle car park (pay & display, National Trust for Scotland / community managed).
~20-minute walk uphill from car park on a well-worn but rocky/boggy path to the pools.
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