Pintill Cave (south entrance)

NGR:	NO 84940 73821
WGS84:	56.85557, -2.24857
Length:	19 m
Vert. Range:	4.7 m
Altitude:	10 m
Geology:	Gourdon Sandstone Formation - Sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

A supratidal rift cave on the Ox Layers, a little W of the Pintill Stone (a stack) . Faces SSE. It has an E entrance up a talus slope inside and outside - which is the nearest correspondence with an OS cave dot. There is an extension NNW to a small rectangular chamber which is mostly blocked by two rectangular blocks. There is a narrow gap on either side of the top block and a space ca 1.2 m above it.

Notes: Access: by land - walking across fields and then down the cliff from near NO 85095 73925 and SW along the beach.

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OS 1st Ed 25in shows 'Cave' above where this cave is, but has an indicator line going off a bit to the right (E) where there is now no obvious cave.
Photo 1 this entrance is in shadow and a bit right of centre. The pebble beach is mostly obscured by rocks. 10/11/21.
Photo 2 a zoomed photo of this entrance taken just after photo 1. 10/11/21.
Photo 3 looking in through the south entrance. Light from the east entrance can be seen on the right. 24/11/25.
Photo 4 looking out of this entrance on 24/11/21.
Photo 5 looking out through the east entrance on 24/11/21.
Photo 6 looking over the rock and into the small rectangular chamber. 24/11/21.

This entry was last updated: 2025-10-24 19:39:42

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