Nettle Cave 1

Horse Head, E of Findochty, Moray (Banffshire).

NGR:	NJ 47447 68400
WGS84:	57.70232, -2.88343
Length:	27 m
Vert. Range:	4.4 m
Altitude:	9 m
Geology:	Cullen Quartzite Formation - quartzite, psammite & semipelite
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

A just supratidal small seacave facing WNW.

At 7.5 m (floor level) in it divides into a narrower tunnel on L and a wider one on R which splays a bit to R. Width at entrance is 3.9 m.

Alternate Names: None recorded.

Notes: Access: from beach to the west of the cave at low tide. This can be from the Sandy Creek beach on the E side of Findochty. Then round or through Starling Cave and to the W side of Horse Head.

Measured 12/6/24 by N Feilden. Altitude is a visual estimate and is ACD.

Links and Resources:

1st Ed OS 25 in has 'Nettle Caves'. Current OS dot.
Photo 1 by Ann Burgess. This cave is the left most.
Photo 2 this cave is the smaller one on the left of the pair close together. 18 July 24. The promontory on the left is the west side of Horse Head.
Photo 3 this cave is on the left (E). Nettle Cave 2 on right (W). Taken 12/6/24 by N Feilden.
Photo 4 shows the narrower east branch tunnel. Same date as photo 3.
Photo 5 the wider and less straight west tunnel. Same date as photo 3.

This entry was last updated: 2025-01-05 20:58:20

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