Gooseberry Cave

Black Isle, Rosemarkie, Ross & Cromarty.

NGR:	NH 75200 60200
WGS84:	57.61446, -4.09074
Length:	4 m
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	7.5 m
Geology:	Not recorded
Tags:	Cave, Archaeo
Registry:	main

Rocky floor, drippy in places. May have been bigger in the past, large rock fall at entrance and surrounding rock cracked. One of the smallest caves of the group, it is only 4 metres in length. Entering this cave

involves an uncomfortable crawl, with sharp talus on the floor. Outside the cave, the rock

contains large cracks. Situated at 7.5 metres OD at entrance.

Alternate Names: None recorded.

Notes: Rosemarkie Caves Project members consider this cave unsafe.

Links and Resources:

Discovery & Excavation in Scotland [?], p. 113.
Simon Gunn & Eric Grant / Rosemarkie Caves Project / Spanglefish.com.
Rosemarkie Caves Project: Data Structure Report for 2011-2015, Rosemarkie Caves Project, Programme of Archaeological Survey and Test Pitting in 2011-2015.

This entry was last updated: 2018-03-07 18:17:31

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