Castle Gate

NGR:	NO 66961 42205
WGS84:	56.57062, -2.53929
Length:	12 m
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	4 m
Geology:	Burnside Sandstone Formation
Tags:	Arch, SeaCave
Registry:	main

Small but prominent rock arch sand beach both sides, flooded at high tide and facing ESE.

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1st Ed OS 25in shows this as 'Castle Gate' with a dotted tunnel.
The OS namebook for St Vigean's, Forfarshire vol 80, p119 has "On the Shore SE. [South East] side of the parish. A Natural archway through a projecting Rocky ledge a short way north of the Mason's Cave."
Oldham, Tony, 2007, Caves of Scotland Bibliography, p. 59.
www.taysidebiodiversity.co.uk/Geodiversity/PDFs/Auchmithie_Trail_Leaflet.pdf.
Photo 1 shows the arch from seaward. Taken at 14:01 on 10 Sep 21.

This entry was last updated: 2021-09-12 21:25:30

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