Yellow Post Subterraneous Passage/Arch

Yellow Post, Trelung Ness, Aberdeenshire, (Kincardineshire).

NGR:	NO 88061 81612
WGS84:	56.92565, -2.19776
Length:	23 m
Vert. Range:	12 m
Altitude:	4 m
Geology:	Whitehouse Conglomerate Formation
Tags:	Cave, Arch, SeaCave
Registry:	main

A moderately large natural arch which is almost certainly kayak navigable at a tide level of 4.3 m ACD or above, given low swell.

NGR is for the S entrance; N entrance at NO 88070 81633.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Access: by sea eg N from Catterline or S from Stonehaven

Can be seen from land on Trelung Ness to the south or Craig Graceless to the north.

Length from Canmore Aerial. VR est from cliff top 25m and photo by Nigel Feilden.

Links and Resources:

25 inch OS 1903 Kincardineshire XXI.5 (Dunnottar) shows it as a 'Subterraneous Passage'
Photo 1 shows the S entrance from the cliff of Trelung Ness. The tide level was about 4.3 m ACD and looks navigable apart from the swell. 29 September 19 at 16:38 BST.
Photo 2 S entrance from sea level on 27 June 19.
Photo 3 S entrance from closer on 2 July 19 when the tide level was 3.9 m ACD at 15:53 BST.
Photo 4 looking into the N entrance on 14 January 22.
Photo 5 N entrance taken from the S cliff of Craig Graceless on 29 September 19. The arch is partly occluded by the cliff to the N of it.

This entry was last updated: 2023-03-29 13:41:54

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