Witches Cave - Scottish Cave and Mine Database Site Details

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Witches Cave

NGR:	NJ 58619 66306
WGS84:	57.68468, -2.69564
Length:	8 m
Vert. Range:	3 m
Altitude:	4 m
Geology:	Portsoy Limestone Formation - Quartzite
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

A small upper intertidal cave in the 'mullion' quartzite on E side of the beach which is labelled 'Marble Quarry' on the 1st Ed OS. It faces NNE at the end of a short geo.

Notes: Access: by the coastal path a little W of Portsoy in the bottom 1/3 of the tide.

Links and Resources:

Not indicated on OS.
Photo 1 looking SSW at entrance.
Photo 2 the end of the cave on the E side.
Photo 3 an intriguing yellow seep on the E wall. A sample of the solid was heated in a gas flame - it looked like elemental sulphur - but it did not burn or give a sulphur dioxide smell.
Photo 4 looking NNE out of the geo - with some geologists on a field trip.

This entry was last updated: 2026-03-13 21:31:04

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