Priest Island
Cave (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Priest Island
Classification Cave (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 4447
Site Number NB90SW 3
NGR NB 927 016
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/4447
- Council Highland
- Parish Lochbroom
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NB90SW 3 927 016.
There is a large 'cove' on the south side of Priest Island, said to have been the alternative home of a 'Popish priest' (see also NB90SW 4).
Statistical Account (OSA) 1794.
The term 'cove' probably applies to one of the many caves on Priest Island (OSA 1794) in which case OSA could be referring to the cave at NB 927 016 which runs right through a large overhanging mass of rock with an entrance at the east and west ends. It has been divided by a drystone wall from floor to roof with an opening for communication between the two compartments.
Dr Darling, a one-time resident on the island, found a midden in the cave containing seal and bird bones. There is no trace of this midden.
Visited by OS (EG) 25 May 1962.
