Burnbanks Haven S Cave - Scottish Cave and Mine Database Site Details

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Burnbanks Haven S Cave

NGR:	NJ 96153 02045
WGS84:	57.10935, -2.06515
Length:	5 m
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	4 m
Geology:	N Britain Siluro-Devonian calc-alkaline dyke suite - pyroclastic-brecchia
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

A small upper intertidal vertical rift cave which is hard to look into from afloat because the kayak is tight against the cliff wall on the left, leading to it. It faces NE from the S wall of Burhbanks Haven.

By land at low tide from the coastal path and down a steep path from the SW corner of the haven.

Links and Resources:

Not indicated on OS.
Photo 1 entrance from afloat. 23 September 20.
Photo 2 a closer and zoomed version of photo 1.
Geology of the Souter Head Subvolcanic Complex 2020 by C. M. Rice and D. F. Mark, 11 May 20. This is something of an update on the current (May 23) BGS overlay, but this cave is still in the brecchia, just. It is also shown as being near an ESE dolerite dyke in fig 1.

This entry was last updated: 2023-05-04 16:13:36

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