Dumansdel's Cave

This cave is under the headland on which the coastguard tower is built. This cave has 2 large, one middling and one low entrances. Inside its plan is like a stretched circle 46 m long and 30m wide with the long axis SW. It has a pebble beach, most of which would be covered by a high spring tide.

Notes: Access: by land at low tide; ways down cliffs at NJ 18513 70919 (walk down) or NJ 17898 70786 (short rope to help at bottom).

Links and Resources:

'cave' marked close to this on 1st Ed OS.
Plan from British Caver no. 110, p.9 by Eric Zehmke. His name 'Laird's Stables' is incorrect as that belongs to a much smaller cave at NJ 18025 70759. He also surveyed that cave - but perhaps did not look at the relevant OS maps. Given the story about Sir Robert's horses, it is a most unsuitable place for livestock - given the rocky approach and intertidal nature of it. Note that part of the cave outline on the right has been missed out.
Zehmke's plan sketched over Canmore Aerial.
Page 14 of the Northern Scot, 25 December 1908 with the part referring to this cave and its name indicated in yellow.
Photo 1 shows all 4 entrances, from sea, near high tide on 14 Nov 20. The entrance nearly in line with the coastguard tower is the second from the right on Zehmke's plan.
Photo 2 shows the largest entrance, with the smallest on the left and the very rough approach when the tide was out on 23 November 19.

This entry was last updated: 2021-10-18 14:02:36

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NGR:	NJ 17611 70804
WGS84:	57.71943, -3.38472
Length:	46 m
Vert. Range:	11 m
Altitude:	2 m
Geology:	Sandstone
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

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