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The Needle, Ashy Geo, Thrumster, Caithness.
NGR: | ND 35780 45080 |
WGS84: | 58.38940, -3.10011 |
Length: | 20 m |
Vert. Range: | 20 m |
Altitude: | 0 m |
Geology: | Braemore Mudstone Formation - Mudstone And Siltstone |
Tags: | Cave, Arch, SeaCave |
Registry: | second |
North entrance to The Needle, approx. 10 m wide 20 m high natural arch with possibly 5 m rock arch separating 'The Needle' from the rest of the promontory.
We passed Loch Hempriggs on the right of our road, with Iresgoe and its Needle on the seacoast to the left, also an old ruin which we were informed was a "tulloch," but we did not know the meaning of the word. [Naylor Brothers, 1871]
Alternate Names: Needle Eye Rock, Ashy Geo Arch, Needle of Iresgoe
Notes: Length estimated from OS map.
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