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Swallow Cove (N entrance)

N of Maw's Heugh, Kinneff, Inverbervie, Aberdeenshire, (Kincardineshire).

A cave system consisting of one large (S), one smaller (N) rectangular alcoves joined by a rift tunnel. The tunnel was entered from the N entrance on 27 Feb 21 near a 4.5m high tide. Narrow at that entrance, it widened and after about 40m turned 10-15 deg R from where light could be seen from the S entrance. It looked rather tight on headroom so I went back, able to just turn round and went round to the S entrance. It was not calm enough to go very close and was also short of depth on the approach. A through passage is probably feasible - but has not been done yet (27 Aug 21).

On 3 Mar 21 a second visit near a 0.8m low tide showed that the approach to this entrance is subtidal and that the left side of the entrance is significantly undercut below the HW level.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Access: By sea only. Needs a light.

Alt is of this entrance and is a guesstimate. The S entrance is high intertidal (ie unflooded most of the time). The inside tunnel is accessible through the N entrance with a light in low swell at any tide state.