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Three Caved Doors (Mid) Three Caved Doors (West) Three Caved Doors (East) Clary (Cave of the) * Cave (Portknockie) Horse Cave Farskane's Cave Langet Cave (southwest) Green Castle (Cave of the) Green Castle (Cave of the) [Pothole] Langet Cave (northeast) Rotten's Cave Malladraw's Hole Rotherhole Bow Fiddle (Nat Arch) Guns (Cave of the) Meikle Cave of the Divot Dovat Cave
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Portknockie, parish of Rathven, Moray, (Banffshire).
| NGR: | NJ 49080 68670 |
| WGS84: | 57.70494, -2.85609 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | Not recorded |
| Geology: | Cullen Quartzite Formation |
| Tags: | Other |
| Registry: | second |
Portknockie has quite a dense cluster of sea-caves. The most famous is, of course, the Bow Fiddle - more of an arch than a cave. The largest is probably the Whale's Mou. Quite a number are supratidal and easy to access from land.
Alternative Names: Portknockie Caves
This entry was last updated: 2021-04-15 14:01:50
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