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SW Tronach Cave Tronach Cave Tiny Tronach Cave Cave of Sparkles Tronach Head South (cave 3) Foul Hole (E entrance) Tronach Head South (cave 2) Horse Head Arch Tronach Head South (cave 1) Foul Hole (W entrance) Nettle Cave 1 Nettle Cave 2 Tronach Head West (cave) Nettle Cave 3 Nettle Cave 4 Castle Cave Tronach Head Cave The Kiln Cave (N entrance) Starling Cave (cave E of) Starling Cave (NE entrance) Starling Cave (SE entrance) Starling Cave (NW entrance) Starling Cave (NW2 entrance) Hillock Cave Starling Cave (SW entrance) White Fall Cave
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West of Tronach Head, Moray (Banffshire).
| NGR: | NJ 47613 68464 |
| WGS84: | 57.70292, -2.88066 |
| Length: | 25 m |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 7 m |
| Geology: | Cullen Quartzite Formation - quartzite, psammite & semipelite |
| Tags: | Cave, SeaCave |
| Registry: | main |
A supratidal missing layer cave whose entrance faces NW and is angled about 45 degrees right (SW), see photo 1.
Alternate Names: None recorded.
Notes: Whilst the OS name book states it is east of Tronach Head, it appears west of it on the OS maps. Presumed to be Namebook typo.
Length based on 1st Ed OS tunnel outline. Altitude is based on Photo 1 when the tide level was about 1.6 m ACD.
Needs a measurement visit. It is not clear whether or not it can be reached from the beach to the east.
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This entry was last updated: 2025-02-17 16:30:37
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