Leacan Oir (cave)

Cave marked on OS map at the north end of the long, narrow Geo NW of Leacan Oir. Connects to Wester Whale Geo [ND 31942 39937].

A piece of projecting flat rock, at the entrance to a narrow creek, having communication with Wester Whaligoe by means of a subterraneous passage through which the tide flows. "The [gold] Slab". [ScotlandsPlaces]

Notes: Leacan Oir - golden flagstones (literally 'flat rocks of gold'). Translation as The (Gold) Slab is dubious (that would be An Leac Oir).

Links and Resources:

6" OS map, Caithness XXXiV.4 (Wick - Combined), 1871. maps.nls.uk/view/74478335.
1:2500 OS map, ND3039-ND3139 AA, 1968. maps.nls.uk/view/130127328.
ScotlandsPlaces. scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/caithness-os-name-books-1871-18....
Waugh, Doreen Jennifer., 1985, The Place-names of Six Parishes in Caithness, Scotland.
Photo by Malcolm Clark, 2024. www.flickr.com/photos/152031114@N05/53694682925/in/photostream/. North entrance to nnatural arch just visible to right of sea stack.
Photo by Shandchem, 2023. www.flickr.com/photos/14508691@N08/52961616676/. Text attached to photo confirms existance of passage. Shows base of Wester Whale Geo stack from N entrance.
John O' Groats Journal, 11 Sept 2021. A Step Too Far for a Sea Kayak? Wick to Lybster Paddle is ..., www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/news/a-step-too-far-for-a-sea-kayak-249952/.

This entry was last updated: 2024-10-16 17:26:00

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NGR:	ND 31940 39880
WGS84:	58.34213, -3.16424
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	Not recorded
Geology:	Berriedale Sandstone Formation - Siltstone, Mudstone And Sandstone
Tags:	Cave, Arch, SeaCave
Registry:	second

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