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Breakwater Cave (at The Haven)

The Haven, Sarclet, Caithness.

NGR:ND 35144 43264
WGS84:58.37300, -3.11048
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:Not recorded
Altitude:Not recorded
Geology:Ousdale Arkose Formation - Sandstone
Tags:Cave, SeaCave
Registry:main

A fairly tall, rectangular entrance, intertidal cave in the cliff on the SE side of the haven, round the corner from where the breakwater used to be.

Alternate Names: None recorded.

Notes: Breakwater not shown on modern maps and may have been washed away prior to 1905 (destroyed in a storm in 1877), Cave not marked on modern maps.

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This entry was last updated: 2024-10-06 16:53:24

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