Need Caves that contain the Name "Otter" in the UK!! Otterly Lost

ILoveCaves

Member
Working on a project, and need all of the caves that have either the name "Otter" or contain "Otter" in them...

So far I have
Otter Hole - FoD/Wales
Otter Hole Resurgence - Derbyshire
Otter Cave- Yorkshire
 

Benfool

Member
Sorry to be pendantic, but do you mean Otter's Cave in Yorkshire (the resurgence near scrafton)? If not, there is another one.
 
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IanWalker

Active member
Here are some I found by internet search engine:

Otters Geo, Shetland

Otters Cave, Moray

Sloc a'Gharaidh Ghil, Iona

Otter's Cave, also Iona

Also, are you interested in parts of words (cotter, plotter, rotter)?? e.g. NC1 has

Cotterdale House Cave
Cotter End Pots
etc.

Would be interested to know what the project is
 

RobinGriffiths

Well-known member
Named Otter
Lower Otter Hole and Otter Hole NC 26801 17134 Assynt
Otter Hole Resurgence SK 04550 73346 Buxton
Otter Holes SD 50660 86322 Kendal
Otter Stones Cave SD 78282 77397 Ribblehead
Otter's Cave NM 26700 23588 Iona
Otter's Cave SE 08047 84577 Coverdale
The Otter's Cave NW 96018 64082 Stranraer

Ottery Names
Totterdale Farm Swallet ST 94752 27758 Tisbury
Potter's Cave SS 14334 97089 Caldey Island
Potter's Wood Cave SX 73499 65295 Buckfastleigh
Cotter End Pots SD 82102 93091 Wenlseydale
Cotterdale House Pot SD 82102 93091 Wenlseydale
Frampton Cotterel Haematite Mine ST 67117 82049 Yate

No caves in Ottery St Mary unfortunately.
 

mikem

Well-known member
Conversely the River Otter in Devon has Beavers...

Otter footprints have been reported in several caves.
 

Pitlamp

Well-known member
Proper name for Robin's suggestion above is Otterstone Cave, near Lodge Hall in Ribblesdale. (Found too recently to be in the last edition of Northern Caves V2.)

Like Ian W above, I'd be interested to find out what your project's about.
 

mikem

Well-known member
Very few of the cave names are ancient though (if you're looking for historical references to their presence)
 
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