Editing Cape Wrath (section)

== Geography==
[[File:Cliffs East of Cape Wrath - geograph.org.uk - 931672.jpg|thumb|right|Cliffs east of Cape Wrath]]
Cape Wrath is located in the traditional county of [[Sutherland]] within [[Highland Region]]. [[Durness]] is the closest village, {{convert|10|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} southeast with [[Inverness]] around {{convert|120|mi|km|abbr=on|-2}} to the south.

The sea cliffs around the cape are composed of [[Torridonian sandstone]] and [[Lewisian gneiss]].<ref name=spades /><ref name=spacite /> These rise to {{convert|281|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level and include the highest sea cliffs on the British mainland at Clò Mòr around {{convert|4|mi|km|abbr=on}} to the east of the headland.<ref name=bbccoast /><ref name=jncc3 /><ref name=sla /> [[Sea stack]]s, such as Stac an Dùnain at the cape itself and Stac Clò Kearvaig to the east, rise out of the sea off the coastline, with Duslic, a reef, {{convert|5/8|mi|km|abbr=on}} north of the cape. The cape is part of the [[North West Highlands Geopark]], a {{convert|2000|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} area with [[UNESCO]] [[Global Geoparks Network|geopark]] status.<ref name=greentourism>[http://www.greentourism.org.uk/Default.aspx.LocID-008new19l.RefLocID-008015003.Lang-EN.htm Scotland's first geopark] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121060529/http://www.greentourism.org.uk/Default.aspx.LocID-008new19l.RefLocID-008015003.Lang-EN.htm |date=2008-11-21 }}, Visit Scotland, 2004-11-18. Retrieved 2013-02-09.</ref>

[[Crofting]] [[Township (Scotland)|townships]] of two or three houses with associated enclosures existed at Daill, [[Achiemore, Durness|Achiemore]], Kearvaig and Inshore into the mid-20th century.<ref name=kearvaig /><ref name=daill>[http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/272929/details/daill/ Daill], Royal Commission on the ancient and historical monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 2013-02-08.</ref><ref name=achiemore>[http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/272928/details/achiemore/ Achiemore], Royal Commission on the ancient and historical monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 2013-02-08.</ref><ref name=inshore>[http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/4823/details/inshore/ Inshore], Royal Commission on the ancient and historical monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 2013-02-08.</ref> The land originally formed part of the Sutherland estates owned by the [[Duke of Sutherland]].<ref name=kearvaig /><ref name=inshore /> An area of {{convert|25000|acres|ha|abbr=off}}, covering almost all of the northern part of the peninsula, is owned by the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] for use as a military training area.<ref name=nt13sep12>[http://www.northern-times.co.uk/News/Fears-over-future-as-MoD-buy-out-of-Cape-Wrath-land-looms-13092012.htm Fears over future as MoD buy-out of Cape Wrath land looms], ''[[The Northern Times]]'', 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2017-07-17.</ref><ref name=bbc13may13>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-22513993 MoD drops Cape Wrath land purchase], [[BBC News]], 2013-05-13.</ref><ref name=nt6jan17>[http://www.northern-times.co.uk/News/225k-for-Cape-Wrath-community-land-buyout-06012017.htm £22.5k for Cape Wrath community land buyout], ''[[The Northern Times]]'', 2017-01-06. Retrieved 2017-07-17.</ref>

===Climate===
As with the rest of the British Isles, Cape Wrath has an [[Oceanic climate|Oceanic]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] '''Cfb''') climate. This is especially pronounced due to its western coastal location.

Its exposed northerly position can give rise to some exceptionally low winter sunshine levels: in January 1983 it recorded just 38 minutes of sunshine, a record low for Scotland.<ref>[http://www.loveofscotland.com/gazet.html Gazetteer: Climate], Love of Scotland. Retrieved 2013-02-03. (archived at [https://web.archive.org/web/20081120143231/http://www.loveofscotland.com/gazet.html Archive]).</ref> This exposed position, however, also means severe frost is rare compared to inland locations such as [[Altnaharra]] or [[Kinbrace]]. The record low of {{convert|-6.9|C|F}} is comparable to those recorded in [[Shetland]], the [[Hebrides]] and the [[Scilly Isles]] of England. A slight [[Foehn wind|föhn]] effect can also occur with the right angle of southerly winds, exemplified by the record December high of {{convert|17.7|C|F}}.

Strong winds can be a feature of weather conditions at the cape, with gusts of {{convert|140|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} recorded.<ref name=gran1jul11 />
{{Weather box
|location = Cape Wrath
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|collapsed=yes
|Jan record high C = 16.1
|Feb record high C = 13.9
|Mar record high C = 17.8
|Apr record high C = 19.1
|May record high C = 24.4
|Jun record high C = 25.6
|Jul record high C = 26.0
|Aug record high C = 26.9
|Sep record high C = 23.9
|Oct record high C = 22.2
|Nov record high C = 16.0
|Dec record high C = 17.7
|year record high C = 26.9
|Jan high C = 6.5
|Feb high C = 6.3
|Mar high C = 6.9
|Apr high C = 8.0
|May high C = 10.8
|Jun high C = 12.2
|Jul high C = 14.2
|Aug high C = 14.6
|Sep high C = 12.9
|Oct high C = 11.0
|Nov high C = 8.5
|Dec high C = 7.3
|year high C =
|Jan low C = 2.3
|Feb low C = 2.2
|Mar low C = 2.6
|Apr low C = 3.8
|May low C = 6.1
|Jun low C = 8.0
|Jul low C = 10.0
|Aug low C = 10.5
|Sep low C = 9.0
|Oct low C = 7.0
|Nov low C = 4.4
|Dec low C = 3.1
|year low C =
|Jan record low C = −6.0
|Feb record low C = −6.9
|Mar record low C = −4.5
|Apr record low C = −6.0
|May record low C = −2.0
|Jun record low C = 1.6
|Jul record low C = 4.0
|Aug record low C = 4.1
|Sep record low C = 2.5
|Oct record low C = -0.5
|Nov record low C = −3.0
|Dec record low C = −5.1
|year record low C = −6.9
|Jan precipitation mm = 131.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 77.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 101.49
|Apr precipitation mm = 62.87
|May precipitation mm = 55.43
|Jun precipitation mm = 70.49
|Jul precipitation mm = 82.91
|Aug precipitation mm = 100.44
|Sep precipitation mm = 139.62
|Oct precipitation mm = 138.28
|Nov precipitation mm = 160.95
|Dec precipitation mm = 138.31
|year precipitation mm =
|Jan sun = 25.4
|Feb sun = 61.1
|Mar sun = 92.4
|Apr sun = 133.3
|May sun = 182.2
|Jun sun = 159.3
|Jul sun = 132.3
|Aug sun = 136.4
|Sep sun = 96.1
|Oct sun = 67.0
|Nov sun = 30.7
|Dec sun = 17.7
|year sun = 
|source 1 = YR.NO<ref>[http://www.yr.no/place/United_Kingdom/Scotland/Kearvaig/statistics.html Averages for Cape Wrath], YR.NO</ref>
|source 2 = Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute/KNMI<ref>[http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/mapserver/anomaly.php?indexcat=**&indexid=TNn&year=1978&seasonid=18&create_image=true&minx=-2516666.6666667&miny=-6600000&maxx=4416666.6666667&maxy=-1400000&MapSize=560%2C420&imagewidth=560&imageheight=420&mainmap.x=175&mainmap.y=177&CMD=QUERY_POINT&CMD=QUERY_POINT#bottom Extremes for Cape Wrath], KNMI</ref><br />{{convert|112|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level, 1971–2000, Extremes 1960–2000
|date=November 2011}}