Archaeology Notes

Event ID 644738

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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HY34NE 2 3979 4860.

A large cave famous for the fact that twelve Jacobite officers took refuge in it for three months.

Name Book 1880.

Located on the coast edge.

This cave is reached by descending a long sloping ledge to the south side of Noup Head. It is said to have been used as a refuge by Jacobite lairds from the North Isles in 1746. (See also HY54SW10). This site was not inspected.

Orkney Coastal Zone Assessment 1998.