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Andesite Cave

Ledaig, Appin, Argyllshire.

NGR:NM 90440 37500
WGS84:56.48283, -5.40489
Length:3 m
Vert. Range:4 m
Altitude:Not recorded
Geology:Andesite
Tags:Cave, SeaCave
Registry:main

3 m-long sea cave formed in homogeneous andesite and marked on map 376 on 24 June 2022. It is at NM 9044 3750 (accurate, by GPS) with a floor at high tide level. Its entrance is 4 m high by 2 m wide, tapering to 1 m wide. There are other small sea caves just to its north that are formed in completely different conglomerates of massive boulders of Old Red Sandstone and shales. [Trevor Faulkner]

Alternative Names: None recorded.

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This entry was last updated: 2026-01-13 22:40:04

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