Skulls, Cave of [Islay]

Islay, Aonan an Eòrna, Argyllshire.

NGR:	NR 36985 76900
WGS84:	55.91307, -6.21058
Length:	18 m
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	9 m
Geology:	Jura Quartzite Formation - Quartzite
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave, Archaeo
Registry:	main

Cave, contains archaeological deposits and constructions. [Islay Caves Project]

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16 m wide, 4 m high entrance, access easy. Quickly narrows from the entrance to a passage strewn with goat skulls and other bones. [Caves of Islay]

Alternative Names: Cave of Skulls, Aonan an Eòrna [3], Port Domhnaill Cruinn [3]

Notes: Although the Islay Cave Project refers to this as Port Domhnaill Cruinn [3] it is actually in Aonan an Eorna.

Hydrographic Feeds: None

Hydrographic Resurgences: None

Links and Resources:

Discovery & Excavation in Scotland, New Series Volume 3, 2002, p. 17.
Hardy, K , Islay Caves Project, Islay, Argyll and Bute (Kilchoman; Kildalton and Oa; Killarow and Kilmany parishes), Discovery and Excavation in Scotland, 2002, pp17-19, 2002(2002).
Trove.scot, Aonan an Eorna. [ www.trove.scot/place/239356?tab=details Link]
Little, Graham, 2026, The Caves of Islay, pp. 98-99 with images of the entrance (Cave of Planks in foreground) - Entrance angled to follow slope of quartzite strata - and of the interior.

This entry was last updated: 2026-10-11 13:51:29

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