*Cave (NE of New Slains Castle)

An upper intertidal missing layer cave, facing SSE. The layers are at about 21 degrees from horizontal, rising to the E.

The horizontal width is about 22 m. It has 3 small extensions. The one at the bottom is 2.2 m long and is included in the length given above. The other two extend up slope and are not included.

by land along the coastal footpath to New Slains castle from the carpark at NK 09303 36223. Note that if you attempt to walk from the harbour, you have to ford a burn.

Dimensions measured 22/4/24 by N Feilden. VR was estimated from a photo. Altitude is ACD.

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1st Ed OS 25 in shows this as 'cave' a bit to NE of New Slains Castle.
Photo 1 shows the entrance from afloat on 15 September 20.
Photo 2 looking SSE seawards, from the beach. At 15:58 the tide level was 1.6 m ACD. Taken on 22 Feb 24, as were photos 3 - 5.
Photo 3 the boulder beach as viewed looking down from the N side. The extension cavelet at the end is a little above the current beach level. An orange blob is on the bottom left af this cavelet. It is 0.5 m floor to ceiling and 2.1 m wide at the entrance. Its length is 2.2 m.
Photo 4 shows the back wall with joints parallel to the rocky floor. The cavelet mentioned under photo 3 is just visible over the dark rock next to the RHS of the beach. There is more beach in a bay to the right, but it is not visible from this viewpoint.
Photo 5 View looking roughly NNW up slope. There are two more cavelets: on the left 2.3 m long, 2.6 m wide and vertical range 1.0 at entrance; further up and right is 1.5 m long. These lengths have not been added into the width.

This entry was last updated: 2024-03-01 11:54:53

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NGR:	NK 10293 36234
WGS84:	57.41636, -1.83030
Length:	12.3 m
Vert. Range:	13 m
Altitude:	3.1 m
Geology:	Peterhead granite
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

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