Monument record MHG7934 - Cave, Port an Aoil

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Grid reference Centred NG 9339 7260 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NG97SW
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Civil Parish GAIRLOCH

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NG97SW 5 934 726.

On a wooded knoll opposite Isle Maree is an artificial cave, called Uamh an Oir, or 'the cave of gold', about forty yards from the margin of the loch. It is an old excavation, made by searchers for the precious metal, which is said to have been found there but in unremunerative quantity.
J H Dixon 1886.

The wooded knoll is centred on NG 934 726; no cave was found.
Visited by OS (E G C) 2 October 1964.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Dixon, J H. 1886. Gairloch in north west Ross-shire: its records, traditions inhabitants and natural history with a guide to Gairloch and Loch Maree. 344.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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