*cave (TrollochyNW)

Crawton, S of Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire (Kincardineshire).

NGR:	NO 88004 79843
WGS84:	56.90976, -2.19861
Length:	23 m
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	-1 m
Geology:	Whitehouse Conglomerate
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

A vertical rift seacave which runs nearly NW (322) to what was a blowhole, but which is now blocked. The NGR is the sea entrance in the NW corner of Trollochy (a geo or fairly high sided inlet).

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Access: by sea at low tide

The ex-blowhole can be clambered into from the path.

N Feilden asked a man who was putting out his bins on 15 June 23 whether the blowhole was active in stormy weather. He said he had never seen it, but that his parents had. This suggests that it got blocked sometime around 1950-ish.

Links and Resources:

OS has dots for entrance and blowhole. The 1st Ed OS has 'cave' and dotted lines for the tunnel, but in current mapping this has morphed to 'Natural Arch'.
Photo 1 entrance taken on 9 May 24 at tide level 1.1 m ACD.
Photo 2 as photo 1, closer.
Canmore aerial shows the sea entrance at the NW corner of the sea filled part of the inlet and the depression caused by blowhole activity.

This entry was last updated: 2024-05-12 17:54:42

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