Driftwood Cave

Arbroath, Windyhills, SW of Gaylet Pot, Angus, (Forfarshire).

NGR:	NO 67494 43138
WGS84:	56.57904, -2.53073
Length:	20 m
Vert. Range:	3.8 m
Altitude:	4 m
Geology:	Scone Sandstone Formation
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

An upper intertidal rift sea cave at the foot of cliffs in the middle of the bay north of Carlingheugh Bay near Arbroath.

It faces 195 (S by W) and the entrance is a narrowish (2.4 m) base triangle. Inside the floor is fairly flat bed rock with a thin layer of medium pebbles. It widens to 3.8 m wide at 9 m in. The last 3.2 m is low.

Alternate Names: Arbroath Cave [28]

Notes: Access: As for Dark or Light Cave. Go north through one of these and follow the shingle beach round and then continue over a rocky foreshore until you get there.

Links and Resources:

Pastmap, OS 10k background mapping. OS dot quite close.
Photo 1 entrance from about 20 m.
Photo 2 looking inside from near the entrance. Note teardrop cross section low down. Nice red lichen/algae near entrance.
Photo 3 looking out from inside.
Photo 4 looking towards the N end from near half way.
Photo 5 the low end extends about 3.2 m beyond the white drum. It lives up to its name in this photo.
Oldham, Tony, 2007, Caves of Scotland: A Bibliography, p64.

This entry was last updated: 2022-04-26 19:07:14

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