| P number: | P002465 |
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| Old photograph number: | C03128 |
| Caption: | Interior of Smoo Cave, Durness, Sutherland. Underground river in Cambrian Durness Limestone. |
| Description: | Interior of Smoo Cave, Durness, Sutherland. Underground river in Cambrian Durness Limestone. The interior of the Smoo Cave. The floor of the main chamber is only a few feet above the normal high tide mark, the river comes from the Allt Smoo which falls down a 70 ft. pothole near road. There is a second chamber with a 15 feet deep pool at the base of the pothole. There have been many historical visitations to this cave including one by Sir Walter Scott. |
| Date taken: | Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1926 |
| Photographer: | Tait, D. |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 199.30 KB; 1000 x 756 pixels; 85 x 64 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 200 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ General views/ Limestone country |
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