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Durness, Sarsgrum, Sutherland.
| NGR: | NC 38868 64486 |
| WGS84: | 58.53854, -4.76980 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 65 m |
| Geology: | Sailmhor Fm - dolostone |
| Tags: | Sink, Shake |
| Registry: | main |
Dig. Large deep depression c. 30 x 50 m wide with small active stream running in from E & sinking at base of enormous shake. Also has smaller dry channel on W. Sink blocked by several large boulders but water does not back up in dry conditions.
Alternative Names: Ghil Mhor
Notes: This site, which holds considerable potential, is located at the head of a significant dry abandoned meltwater channel, beside which are a vast number of shakeholes. It is however dependent on intensive digging due to the base being heavily choked.
"if this was in Assynt, it would have been dug decades ago" (I. Greig)
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This entry was last updated: 2025-02-08 20:14:33
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