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CV4

Covesea Village, Moray, (Elginshire).

NGR:NJ 18760 70999
WGS84:57.72139, -3.36551
Length:35.5 m
Vert. Range:4.4 m
Altitude:6 m
Geology:Hopeman Sandstone Formation
Tags:Cave, SeaCave
Registry:main

A supratidal rift seacave. It has a pile of stones, steep on the outside, about 1.4 m high and 2.9 m inside. From there, it is very green and damp for 8 m or so, dripping from above. It then dries up a lot and snakes a bit with some crawls until 32.2 m when it gets flat out low for the final 3.3 m. There are a lot of graffiti there, including some from the late 19th century. As well as the more common common silver sparkles, this cave has golden ones.

Alternate Names: None recorded.

Notes: Access: either as described in the Northern Scot article, or round the headland at the E end of the beach which leads to the lighthouse, at about half tide or lower.

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This entry was last updated: 2021-10-19 10:26:50

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