*Cave (mid New Slains Castle 1)

New Slains Castle, Cruden bay, Aberdeenshire.

NGR:	NK 10202 36121
WGS84:	57.41535, -1.83182
Length:	8 m
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	5 m
Geology:	Peterhead granite
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

An upper intertidal rift cave at the end of an inlet immediately below New Slains Castle. It faces ESE ie turned a bit right from the line of the inlet. The rift leans right (N).

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Access: by sea N from Port Errol, Cruden Bay

Links and Resources:

Not indicated on OS.
Photo 1 looking about W along the geo to the entrance on 15 September '20. Some of New Slains Castle ruins can be seen above.
Photo 2 entrance from closer. A smaller cave is visible on the left.
Photo 3 looking into the entrance from fairly close and zoomed.

This entry was last updated: 2023-08-12 19:34:28

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