Gaitnip, a range of coast crags in the S of Kirkwall parish, Orkney, on the E side of the upper part of Scapa Bay. Several caverns penetrate it, all formed by disintegrating action of the sea; and one, like a narrow winding tunnel, over 300 feet long, and from 12 to 20 feet high, is beautifully studded with stalactites.
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