* Cave (Doonie Point E)

An intertidal, double rift sea cave at the end of a long and fairly deep geo which runs SE by S.

The two parallel rifts lean about 30 degrees NE by E. The first and fairly tall part of the cave is bounded by the rifts - see photo 2. It extends 9 m from the entrance, and is 2.8 m wide at the entrance.

The inner tunnel is formed on the SW rift and extends the rest of its length, ending in a beach and a wall end.

Notes: Access: by sea eg from Newtonhill harbour southward, at all states of the tide, given low swell from SE.

By land via Mill of Muchalls or to the coastal path and from NO 90185 91026 going to the point then down a moderate slope onto the wave-cut platform. Access to view only (without ropes).

Links and Resources:

OS cave dot 9m SE almost certainly refers to this cave.
'Cave' is indicated on 1st Ed 25 inch to one mile OS on the left of this cave and on the right of another parallel cave, the sea entrance to which is about 30m west of this one.
Photo 1 entrance taken 4 August 22 at 19:09 BST when the tide level was 3.6 m ACD.
Photo 2 looking along the tall part from near the entrance. The start of the inner tunnel is the dark triangle at the bottom of the left (WSW) rift.
Photo 3 looking into the inner tunnel from just inside the triangular entrance shown on photo 2. There is a piece of well battered drift wood jammed overhead.
Photo 4 taken about 15m from the end. Shows how the tunnel narrows again about 8.5 m from the end.

This entry was last updated: 2022-11-06 20:37:57

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NGR:	NO 90254 90961
WGS84:	57.00969, -2.16210
Length:	30 m
Vert. Range:	11.4 m
Altitude:	0.9 m
Geology:	Glen Lethnot Grit Formation - metamorphic
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

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