'A' cave (E entrance)

Two rifts lean quite steeply towards each other to make a nearly equilateral triangle (= ^ or A) on the cliff face. A subtidal tunnel goes in at the bottom of each, with a passage through the wave-cut platform, and there is a tunnel inside, parallel to the cliff face, which joins them. The left (E) entrance is much wider, but that tunnel stops ca 10m in. The right (W) tunnel goes on another 10m or so, ending in a rock pile. However the ceiling looks as if the tunnel might continue beyond the pile. The right entrance is not navigable near low tide as it is blocked by a boulder, Near HW it is very narrow, but the boulder is submerged. A through passage was made on 11/8/21 from L (E) to R in the afternoon when the tide level was about 3.6m ACD. There was just room to turn a 5.5 m kayak to come out of the R entrance.

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Not indicated on OS.
Photo 1 This cave is on the left.
Photo 2 taken from closer - also on 30 March 21.
Photo 3 in line with the W entrance. The rock - see photo 8 - which blocks this entrance nearer low tide is submerged in this picture. On this occasion there was too much swell to go inside.
Photo 4 the E entrance near low water (tide level 1.6 m ACD) in the morning on 11 August 21. The following photos 5 to 8 were taken on the same occasion.
Photo 5 inside the E entrance, looking W. The light at the end is from the W entrance.
Photo 6 looking S along the tunnel extending from the W entrance. There may be more tunnel in the dark triangle at top left of the rock pile.
Photo 7 looking E from inside the W entrance.
Photo 8 looking N out of the W entrance - which is blocked by a rather pointy rock just outside.

This entry was last updated: 2022-09-19 21:09:34

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NGR:	NJ 86320 65664
WGS84:	57.68062, -2.23105
Length:	30 m
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	-1 m
Geology:	Gardenstown Conglomerate Formation
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

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