Yellow Ark Cave

NGR:	NO 84711 73395
WGS84:	56.85174, -2.25230
Length:	10 m
Vert. Range:	20 m
Altitude:	0 m
Geology:	Gourdon Sandstone Formation - Sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded
Tags:	Cave, Hole, Arch, SeaCave
Registry:	main

A chubby subtidal cave which widens on the NNE side and has a straight up gloup on that side. The entrance looks a bit like a lopsided 'Y', particularly nearer low tide.

It is quite likely a blow hole in a strong easterly as it is exposed past the N end of Yellow Ark (rock island).

by land - it may be possible to see the gloup from the coast path - see photo 1 and photo 3. The gloup is probably in the lower part of the cliff, just before it goes up vertically.

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Not noted as a cave on any OS map layer.
Photo 1 entrance from within the gap in the ESE side of the geo towards Ha' Cove. Yellow Rock is out of shot on the left (SSW) and the continuation of the geo towards Ha' Cove is out of shot on the right (NNE). 10/11/21.
Photo 2 entrance from closer. The light from the gloup is hard to make out on this photo. 10/11/21.
Photo 3 entrance from closer still. Light from the gloup is much easier to see. Tide level near 3.3 m on 11/10/25. If there had been less swell, an entrance looked feasible by kayak.

This entry was last updated: 2025-10-19 17:39:12

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