Dickmont's Den Cave [E entrance]

The other entrances in the E cliff of Dickmont's Den are at NO 66737 41677 (NW) and NO 66731 41661 (SW).

Notes: This entrance is kayak navigable at all tide states, given low swell, but a fairly high tide is needed to reach the join of the W branches.

The length given is for the whole cave system; VR and alt (ACD) are for this entrance and were measured on 19/7/23.

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Location from Canmore Aerial and GPS kayak track June 2018 N Feilden.
1st Ed OS 25in shows this entrance as 'Cave' but without a dotted tunnel indication.
Photo 1 shows this entrance at 12:56 BST 14 Aug 21, 11 mins after a 1.2 m low tide.
Photo 2 inside the tunnel, taken shortly after photo 1.
Photo 3 further inside, as far as navigable at LW, just after photo 2.
Photo 4 inside on 23 Jun 18, fairly near HW. Light from the NW entrance can be seen.
Photo 5 inside on 23 Jun 18, fairly near HW. Light from both N & SW entrances can be seen. It shows that neither the SW branch (on L) nor the NW branch are in line with this tunnel.
Photo 6 similar to photo 5, taken 17 July 23. Illustrates the effect of the HDR setting of an Olympus TG6 which uses 2 exposures above and 2 below the average lighting and merges them.
Photo 7 looking towards the E entrance; shows the rounded, flattish topped bedrock and the rift slot on the right which leads to the SW entrance. Tide level 2.7 m ACD. LED floodlight in use. Taken on 13 May 22.
Photo 8 looking ESE from the S side of the dividing pillar towards the E entrance. Taken on 13 May 22.

This entry was last updated: 2024-10-08 08:50:31

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NGR:	NO 66815 41635
WGS84:	56.56549, -2.54159
Length:	154 m
Vert. Range:	17 m
Altitude:	-1.4 m
Geology:	Scone Sandstone Formation
Tags:	Other
Registry:	main

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