MHG45017 - Cave, Priest Island South

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MIDDEN (Undated)

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There is a large 'cove' on S side of Priest Island, said to have been alternative home of a 'Popish priest' (see also NB90SW 4).
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 cave at NB 927 016 which runs right through a large overhanging mass of rock with an entrance at E & W 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.

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--- SHG2606 Text/Publication/Volume: Sir John Sinclair (ed.). 1791-9. The statistical account of Scotland, drawn up from the communications of the ministers of the different parishes. Vol. 10, 473.

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Grid reference	Centred NB 9269 0159 (14m by 14m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NB90SW
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	LOCHBROOM

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Part of: Cave, Priest Island South (Monument) (MHG9123)

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/4447 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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