*seacave (SC2)

An intertidal rift based seacave with a pebble beach starting about 40m in. The entrance is triangular, though from far enough away it appears round. Width at entrance is 8.2 m.

A channel between the intertidal rocks of the wave-cut platform leads to the entrance aligned ENE and suggesting it may once have been longer. Used as a haulout by seals.

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Current OS cave dot is 5m too far E.
Photo 1 taken on 2 Jul 20 near high water. This cave is the triangular one 2nd from the left. Note the crack running the full height of the cliff down to the apex of the entrance.
Photo 2 a closer look on the same day as photo 1.
Photo 3 shows the entrance from close to on 7 May 21 near low water 1.0 m.
Photo 4 looking out from about 25m inside. The sunlit rock outside (actually in the sea, but sea has merged with sky in this photo) is the N end of Craiglethy.
Photo 5 looking out from about 45m inside. The floor is very uneven with many rock pools. Note the white flowstone on the right hand wall (and on the left quite close). The line of brown material is broken off kelp washed in by the tide and gives an indication of the high tide line.
Photo 6 looking inward from about 25m inside.
Photo 7 the end of the cave.
Photo 8 some of the white flowstone on the wall near the inner end.

This entry was last updated: 2021-05-08 20:14:26

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NGR:	NO 87874 81237
WGS84:	56.92228, -2.20082
Length:	63 m
Vert. Range:	13 m
Altitude:	-0.5 m
Geology:	Whitehouse Conglomerate Formation
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

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