White Laird's Loup Cave

Rinns of Galloway, Float Bay, Wigtownshire.

NGR:	NX 05870 47425
WGS84:	54.78406, -5.02049
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	Not recorded
Geology:	Gala Unit 4 - Wacke or possibly North Britain Siluro-devonian Calc-alkaline Dyke Suite - Felsite
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

Cave near White Laird's Loup.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: The White Laird's Loup - A large rock on the western shores of Stoneykirk Parish and on the farm of Little Float. This rock takes its name from the circumstances of a man having leaped on it from an adjoining cliff in order to evade his pursuers (period unknown). [Scotland's Places]

The cave has no known association with the legend.

Links and Resources:

6" OS 1909, Sheet 28, Wigtownshire NE, 54° 47' 2.6"N, 5° 1' 7.3"W. OS Auto Lat/Long conversion to NGR.
Pastmap, OS 10k background mapping.
Scotland's Places, scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/wigtownshire-os-name-books-1845....

This entry was last updated: 2020-10-14 21:49:26

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