Port Ban Cave [Mull]

S of Port Ban, An t-Aird, Loch na Lathaich, Bunessan, Ross of Mull, Argyll & Bute (Argyllshire).

NGR:	NM 35940 23785
WGS84:	56.33258, -6.27366
Length:	5 m
Vert. Range:	1 m
Altitude:	5 m
Geology:	Upper Shiaba Psammite Formation - Hornsfelsed & hornsfelsed micaceous psammite.
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

A wide mouthed supratidal cave on raised beach at the back of a sand and shingle beach. Entrance surrounded by ferns and mosses. This cave is entirely out of reach of the sea.

Links and Resources:

6" OS map, Argyll and Bute, CV, 1897.
Information from Lu Freem from her trip 13/9/24.
GSG Bulletin, 5th Series, Vol. 5, no. 3 (March 2025), p. 11. Freem Lucy, 2024, Sea Caves on Mull.
OS Namebook for Argyllshire, parish of Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon. Uamhannan Tuill: Small hollows in the rock on the coast of Loch na Lathaich a short distance south of Port Bàn. Meaning "Caves of the Hole". This cave may be one of the caves referred to.
Photo 1 This cave is a bit left of centre. Lu Freem took this on 13/9/24 at 12:27.
Photo 2 looking inside. 13/9/24.
Bing Maps, aerial photography.

This entry was last updated: 2025-03-02 13:21:01

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