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Elphin, Cnoc Breac, Sutherland.
| NGR: | NC 21600 11500 |
| WGS84: | 58.05659, -5.02513 |
| Length: | 6 m |
| Vert. Range: | 9 m |
| Altitude: | 225 m |
| Geology: | Eilean Dubh Formation - Dolostone |
| Tags: | Cave, Fissure |
| Registry: | main |
Fissure Cave. Short through trip created by slippage of section of cliff face. Narrow triangular rift rising east to west by about 3 m. 0.5 x 0.75 m at lower (east) entrance, 0.75 x 3 m at upper (west) entrance.
Access up steep grassy slope from old track way through abandoned crofts to base small cliff.
Alternative Names: Elphin Fissure (Uamh Thoull Ailphinn)
Notes: Periodic (and largely unrecorded) visits made by cavers stuck at GSG hut with short time and no transport but not thought important enough to warrant any major write up or inclusion in 'Caves of Assynt'. [personal observation John Crae].
Hydrographic Feeds: None
Hydrographic Resurgences: None
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This entry was last updated: 2024-04-25 22:41:34
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