*cave (Newtonhill Bay N1) - Scottish Cave and Mine Database Site Details

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*cave (Newtonhill Bay N1)

A supratidal cave system with the main tunnel recessed into the cliff and facing 190 (S by W). There is a big pile of big, sharp edged boulders around the entrance which appear to have fallen away from all the vertical and ceiling surfaces. The main entrance is 13 m wide.

There is a small rift tunnel going roughly NNW on the W side, about half way along. The rift is at a shallow angle to horizontal, dipping to WSW. It extends 5.8 m by laser RF.

There is a larger subcave to the E of the entrance, and connected by an overhang. It faces SW and also has a lot of fallen rocks in its entrance. It is 10.4 m long.

Notes: Access: by foot from the car park on the S side of the bay, in lower 1/3 of tide. Helmet advisable as the rocks are large and sharp edged.

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OS dot.
Lengths etc measured 28 May 21 by N Feilden. Alt is a visual est and referred to Chart Datum.
Photo 1 shows the cliffs on the N side of the bay with this cave the large one. There are two smaller caves to the right.
Photo 2 the entrance from the below and left. The entrance to the side cave on the right is partly visible.
Photo 3 looking into the cave from the talus boulder pile under the entrance.
Photo 4 similar view from about 20 m further in.
Photo 5 the left side angled rift tunnel extends 6m, but gets too narrow to access all of that.
Photo 6 shows the right hand sub-cave from near the top of the talus pile. Further in it is hands and knees low and stays fairly wide.

This entry was last updated: 2021-06-16 17:19:52

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NGR:	NO 91542 93520
WGS84:	57.03270, -2.14098
Length:	66 m
Vert. Range:	8 m
Altitude:	12 m
Geology:	Glen Lethnot Grit Formation - metamorphic
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main