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Cùil Earach

Sangobeg, Durness, Sutherland.

NGR:NC 42498 66695
WGS84:58.55969, -4.70905
Length:2 m
Vert. Range:Not recorded
Altitude:Not recorded
Geology:Pipe Rock - Quartzite
Tags:Cave, SeaCave
Registry:second

Short rock shelter located at the end of a shallow inlet.

Located immediately east of a low 4 m-wide pebble-floored rock shelter (Gull Hole).

Alternative Names: Cool Air Cave, SWC3

Notes: Recorded / measured by I. Greig, April '24.

Names derived from Gaelic cùil earach [eastern nook] and Old Norse word gull [gold, owing to rock colour].

This entry was last updated: 2025-05-01 21:51:03

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