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Sunnyside Cave * Cave (Doonie Point W, N entrance) * Cave (Doonie Point W, S entrance) * Cave (Doonie Point E) Castle Rock of Muchalls NE cave, NW entrance Castle Rock of Muchalls NE cave, SE entrance * Cave (Muchalls Shore) Castle Rock of Muchalls SW cave Ophelia's Bathplug Cave Natural Arch (Doonie Point)
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Doonie Point, Muchalls, N of Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, (Kincardineshire).
| NGR: | NO 90081 90916 |
| WGS84: | 57.00928, -2.16495 |
| Length: | 2.8 m |
| Vert. Range: | 5.8 m |
| Altitude: | 8 m |
| Geology: | Glen Lethnot Grit Formation - metamorphic |
| Tags: | Arch |
| Registry: | main |
A flying buttress arch with the curved pillar on S side. Axis is 141 (SE by half S)
See photo by Anne Burgess
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Access: From Mill of Muchalls, take the cliff top path N until you find the right turn at NO 90185 91027 to the main part of Doonie Point. Turn immediately right through some bracken SSW along a path which goes to a group of concrete blocks like WW2 tank obstacles. Carry on without losing height, now SW, into a fairly narrow 'gorge' and over a talus ridge inside it. The arch is some way down, on the left. Also possible from Muchalls Shore, but only when the tide is low.
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