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Deil's Kettle (NW) Deil's Kettle (NE) Bowduns N (4) Bowduns N (5) Bowduns N (3) Bowduns N (2) Dunnicaer Bowduns S *cave (N end of Powie's Slough) *cave (Bore Stone 1) *cave (SW end of Powie's Slough) Bore Stone arch *cave (Borestone 2) *cave (facing S Bowduns) Castle Haven (cave)
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Bowduns, S of Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, (Kincardineshire).
| NGR: | NO 88379 84633 |
| WGS84: | 56.95280, -2.19268 |
| Length: | 8 m |
| Vert. Range: | 4 m |
| Altitude: | -2 m |
| Geology: | Dunnottar Conglomerate |
| Tags: | Arch |
| Registry: | main |
A small, low natural arch which is only visible in the bottom 1/3 or so of the tide. On 27/6/19 at 18:29 water level was about 2.1 m ACD, which was not low enough to paddle through.
On 28/4/22 three members of Integrate Paddling paddled comfortably through it at 20:40 when the tide level was about 0.7 m ACD.
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Access: by sea only, and near low low (springs) tide.
Length from Aerial; VR and alt are visual estimates by Nigel Feilden.
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This entry was last updated: 2022-04-29 17:36:50
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