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Butcher's Cave

Monreith, Front Bay, Wigtownshire.

NGR:NX 36830 39390
WGS84:54.72295, -4.53508
Length:7 m
Vert. Range:2 m
Altitude:1 m
Geology:Cairnharrow Formation - wacke
Tags:Cave, SeaCave
Registry:main

Long narrow tube stained with blood red algae.

This attractive cave has formed along a fault that separates blocks with differing structural dip. Differential erosion of near-vertical cyclic bedding has produced a distinctive ribcage-like texture along an eye-shaped passage. Inside the cave, the walls have been coated by striking green & red algae. Some beige flowstone deposits are present within.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

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This entry was last updated: 2026-01-17 14:45:02

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