Allt an t-Srathain Waterfall Cave - Scottish Cave and Mine Database Site Details

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Allt an t-Srathain Waterfall Cave

NGR:	NC 49065 63941
WGS84:	58.53731, -4.59448
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	Not recorded
Geology:	Not recorded
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

Sea Cave. Conspicuous waterfall where the Allt Strathain falls over mouth of cave into sea. Semi-circular entrance of height 12-15 m. Floor of shingle and pebbles within intertidal main chamber.

Beyond the waterfall entrance are some short alcoves along the left-hand side wall, whilst a narrow, ca. 20m-long tidal passage leads off west to an alternative entrance.

Links and Resources:

Oldham, Tony, Caves of Scotland Bibliography, p. 11
GSG Bulletin, Series 1, Vol. 4, No. 2., p. 32.
Murray, 1968, The Companion Guide to the West Highlands of Scotland / The Seaboard to Cape Wrath, p. 357.
Oldham, Tony, 2006, The Caves of Northern Britain, p. 11.
Scottish Natural Heritage, Research Report No. 1044, The establishment of site condition monitoring of the sea caves of the St Kilda and North Rona Special Areas of Conservation with supplementary data from Loch Eriboll, pp210-211.
Duncan, Calum, Seasearch Scotland 2001, Diving Summary Report.

This entry was last updated: 2024-08-17 05:37:17

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