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3 caves, Allt nan Uamh, Inchnadamph 15028 323 CEP - Invernesshire 3 caves, Allt nan Uamh, Inchnadamph. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar 22 June 1975
Bone Caves above Allt nan Uamh, Inchnadamph 15017 297 CEP - Ross and Cromarty CE Palmar standing by Creag nan Uamh (Crag of the Caves) the caves in a limestone cliff, about 200 ft. above Allt nan Uamh - a tributary of the Loanan, near Inchnadamph, Assynt. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar. Bones of brown bear, reindeer, lynx, arctic fox, wolf, and the skull of a polar bear have been identified dating back beyond the last ice age and the preceding two interglacial periods (middle and late Devensian) over 45,000 years ago. As one of the few limestone districts in Scotland, this valley is extremely popular with cavers. The Bone Caves themselves do not extend far into the hillside, but the entrance to the longest cave system in Scotland, the Uamh an Claonaite, is nearby. The caves are now an SSSI. 22 June 1975
Frog Orchid, Machrihanish 14722 310 CEP - Kintyre Frog Orchid (Coeloglossum viride), found on limestone grasslands, the flowering spike only grows to between 4 and 20 cm tall and varies considerably in size, carrying between 5 and 25 individual green flowers which are tinged with red/brown. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar at Machrihanish, Kintyre. 30 June 1982
Limestone sink hole, Smoo Cave 10599 236 Sutherland - Durness and the Smoo Cave Limestone sink hole with waterfall, Smoo Cave, Durness 25 July 2012
Limestone sink hole 10598 236 Sutherland - Durness and the Smoo Cave Limestone sink hole. At this point the roof of the Smoo cave has collapsed due to the river previously flowing into the cave. 25 July 2012
Ard Neackie, Loch Eriboll 02663 98 Sutherland - Loch Eriboll and Ben Hope Ard Neackie, Loch Eriboll, a tombolo with a limestone quarry and limekilns built in 1840. Lime was needed to neutralise the acidic peaty soils. 22 May 2011
Loch Assynt and Inchnadamph 02621 95 Sutherland - Assynt Loch Assynt with the limestone cliffs of Inchnadamph on the right, and Arvreck Castle on the left. Behind is the ridge of Breabag, part of the Inchnadamph National Nature Reserve. 20 June 2012

3 caves, Allt nan Uamh, Inchnadamph

15028

323

CEP - Invernesshire

3 caves, Allt nan Uamh, Inchnadamph. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar

22 June 1975

Bone Caves above Allt nan Uamh, Inchnadamph

15017

297

CEP - Ross and Cromarty

CE Palmar standing by Creag nan Uamh (Crag of the Caves) the caves in a limestone cliff, about 200 ft. above Allt nan Uamh - a tributary of the Loanan, near Inchnadamph, Assynt. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar.
Bones of brown bear, reindeer, lynx, arctic fox, wolf, and the skull of a polar bear have been identified dating back beyond the last ice age and the preceding two interglacial periods (middle and late Devensian) over 45,000 years ago.
As one of the few limestone districts in Scotland, this valley is extremely popular with cavers. The Bone Caves themselves do not extend far into the hillside, but the entrance to the longest cave system in Scotland, the Uamh an Claonaite, is nearby. The caves are now an SSSI.

22 June 1975

Frog Orchid, Machrihanish

14722

310

CEP - Kintyre

Frog Orchid (Coeloglossum viride), found on limestone grasslands, the flowering spike only grows to between 4 and 20 cm tall and varies considerably in size, carrying between 5 and 25 individual green flowers which are tinged with red/brown.
Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar at Machrihanish, Kintyre.

30 June 1982

Limestone sink hole, Smoo Cave

10599

236

Sutherland - Durness and the Smoo Cave

Limestone sink hole with waterfall, Smoo Cave, Durness

25 July 2012

Limestone sink hole

10598

236

Sutherland - Durness and the Smoo Cave

Limestone sink hole. At this point the roof of the Smoo cave has collapsed due to the river previously flowing into the cave.

25 July 2012

Ard Neackie, Loch Eriboll

02663

Sutherland - Loch Eriboll and Ben Hope

Ard Neackie, Loch Eriboll, a tombolo with a limestone quarry and limekilns built in 1840. Lime was needed to neutralise the acidic peaty soils.

22 May 2011

Loch Assynt and Inchnadamph

02621

Sutherland - Assynt

Loch Assynt with the limestone cliffs of Inchnadamph on the right, and Arvreck Castle on the left. Behind is the ridge of Breabag, part of the Inchnadamph National Nature Reserve.

20 June 2012