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Gypsies' Cave Double-decker cave Clashach Cove Arch *cave *cave CC2 CC1 Jock Muldoon's Cave IC1 IC2
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Clashach Cove, E of Hopeman, W of Lossiemouth, Moray (Elginshire).
| NGR: | NJ 16004 70155 |
| WGS84: | 57.71330, -3.41147 |
| Length: | 21 m |
| Vert. Range: | 3 m |
| Altitude: | 4.3 m |
| Geology: | Sandstone |
| Tags: | Cave, Arch, SeaCave, Archaeo |
| Registry: | main |
"NJ 160 701 ... The next is a through cave on the east side of the bay. The landward entrance is approximately nine feet high, seven feet wide followed by a passage some 90 feet long, floored by rounded pebbles, small and large and slopes up towards the centre, the shape being roughly triangular. The opposite end has its feet in the sea." (1)
From Canmore Aerial, the S entrance is at NJ 15999 70136. The site NGR is the N entrance.
Crescent and V-rod symbol carved on E wall of cave/natural coastal tunnel or arch (at S end). (6)
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Length from Canmore Aerial; alt is an estimate and is referred to Chart Datum (not mean sea level). 12/11/20
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