'Rare' underground passage discovered in Argyll A new
underground passage in Argyll has been discovered by members of
Scotland's largest caving club, the Grampian Speleological Group
(GSG). About 200m of new passage has been found in a number of
caves, with the longest single discovery standing at about 100m
in length. The group said the "rare find" comes only a year
after it discovered a major new cave in Applecross. Exploration
and mapping of these caves near Appin is ongoing by the team.
GSG caving co-ordinator Ross Davidson said: "These are exciting
discoveries and demonstrate there is still great potential for
exploration in Scotland. "Despite Appin being recognised as one
of only a small number of caving areas in the country, it seems
likely that there is more to find. "So we've been concentrating
our searches in this area. As we map these new discoveries, we
would hope to find even more passages to add to the growing
Scottish total. "Caving offers an increasingly rare opportunity
for true exploration o