Mull, Lord Lovat's Cave
Cave (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Mull, Lord Lovat's Cave
Classification Cave (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 79944
Site Number NM62SW 14
NGR NM 603 206
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Torosay
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
NM62SW 14 603 206
Name: NM 6035 2069 Lord Lovat's Cave: a cave or chamber branching off Uamh nan Eun about halfway in on the left hand side. It is entered downwards through a narrow chasm, opening into a chamber 50' x 15' x 20' (15.25m x 4.57m x 6.1m). It has at one time an independent entrance from the front of the cliff, but it is now filled up with gravel and stones. During the 1745 rebelllion Lord Lovat hid here getting provisions from the proprietor of Lochbuy House.
Name Book 1878.
According to local information, the entrances to the cave are now blocked by rockfalls.
Visited by OS (DWR) 22 May 1972.
