Mathers Castle Cave [NW entrance]

Kaim of Mathers, Kirkton of St. Cyrus, Aberdeenshire, (Kincardineshire).

NGR:	NO 76310 64929
WGS84:	56.77533, -2.38925
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	2 m
Geology:	Montrose Volcanic Formation - Andesite & Basalt
Tags:	Other
Registry:	main

An upper intertidal cave system of three tunnels across the Kaim (promontory) and one which runs axially along it, crossing the two southern tunnels and just breaking through into the north tunnel.

The north cross tunnel is 5.1 m wide and 5.2 m floor to arch. It runs about WNW and has some shallow rock pools in it. The above NGR is for its NW entrance.

See Cave under Kaim (of Mathers - SW entrance) for more information.

Alternative Names: Kaim of Mathers Cave

Notes: Access: from E or W at low tide. From the cliff-top car park just S of St Cyrus, go down the cliff path and go north to the end of the sand beach and make your way across the rocky foreshore to the Kaim where the SW entrance is the first you will see. For this one, go half left for 25m and it opens to your right (E).

Links and Resources:

Sketch Plan over Canmore Aerial view near high tide.
Photo 1 looking through the N cross tunnel/arch from its NW end. The axial rift tunnel ends 8.8 m from the corner on the R.
Photo 2 looking SSW at the end of the axial rift tunnel in the S wall of the N cross tunnel.
Photo 3 looking SSW into the N end of the axial rift tunnel.
For more photos, see Cave under Kaim (of Mathers - SW entrance).

This entry was last updated: 2025-12-29 19:15:17

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