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Gill an Duirn (Uamh)

Jura, Port Gill a' Ghairdein, Argyllshire.

NGR:NM 69274 01208
WGS84:56.14758, -5.71607
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:Not recorded
Altitude:Not recorded
Geology:Not recorded
Tags:Cave
Registry:main

A Cave in the Island of Jura on the South Side of the Gulf of Corryvreckan and South west of Carraig Mhòr Sig;- [Signification] "Cave of the lad of the Fist".

Alternative Names: Gillan Duirn (Uamh), Gill' an Dùirn (Uamh), Lad of the Fist (Cave of the)

Notes: [Translation could also be Cave of the Gorge of (the dead or mysteries?) or Cave of the Mysterious Gorge.]

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This entry was last updated: 2018-02-23 12:59:42

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