Highfield Pot

Loch Mna, Raasay, Inverness-shire.

NGR:	NG 58315 38630
WGS84:	57.37375, -6.02178
Length:	75 m
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	315 m
Geology:	Druim An Fhurain Sandstone Member - Sandstone, Calcareous
Tags:	Cave, Fissure
Registry:	main

Hole in valley floor ( of narrow rift valley) between edge of main plateau east of Loch Mna and area of landslips to the east. Passage below entrance heads north south along fissure with possible connection to open rift to north. Hole to west near entrance enters parallel passage heading north and south-southwest.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Hydrographic Feeds: None

Hydrographic Resurgences: None

Links and Resources:

GSG Bulletin, 3rd Series, Vol. 2, No.3 (1992). Robertson, N. & Quinn, A. 1972, Raasay 1990 and 1992, pp. 26 & 28.
GSG Bulletin, 3rd Series, Vol. 2, No.3 (1992). Robertson, N., 1992, The Caves of Raasay, pp. 30, 32 & 33.
GSG Bulletin, 5th Series, Vol. 4, no. 2 (March 2022). Faulkner, Trevor, 2022, Geological News from Raasay, p. 10.
Salvona, Jim, 2009, A Guide to the Awe-Inspiring Raasay Fissures, pp. 8, 18.

This entry was last updated: 2022-04-11 11:24:42

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