Jura, Loch Tarbert, Uamh Muinntir I
Building (19th Century), Cave (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Jura, Loch Tarbert, Uamh Muinntir I
Classification Building (19th Century), Cave (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Laird's Cave
Canmore ID 98566
Site Number NR58SW 4
NGR NR 5394 8152
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/98566
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Jura
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
NR58SW 4 5394 8152
Uamh Muinntir I, 'the cave of the Iona folk', was used as a shelter by people taking corpses to Iona for burial.
D Budge 1960
This cave was elaborately built up in the 19th cenutry by the Campbells of Jura for use as a stalking lodge.
Information from M Campbell to Ordnance Survey, 1965
Uamh Muinntir I (name verified), utilised as a temporary dwelling in the 19th century with a mortared wall blocking the entrance, and the floor levelled and built up. The cave measures 7.0m deep and 3.5m wide. Abutting the wall across the entrance is a contemporary rectangular building. There is no evidence of the cave's use prior to the 19th century.
Surveyed at 1:10000
Visited by OS (NKB) 22 May 1978.
