Mariners' Grave Cave

An intertidal single rift cave with a bedrock floor which is rounded, but also corrugated and slopes gently up. Faces approx NE by E. The rift plane leans about 23 degrees towards SE at the top. There is a small gloup about 3m beyond an 'eye' at NO 66548 41404 - see photos. The 'eye' can be seen from the N side.

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Unrecorded at this location until 14/8/21.
Photo 1 entrance looking a bit S of W at 12:43 BST just on a 1.2 m low tide on 14 Aug 21.
Photo 2 entrance from a bit closer (NO 66583 41438) at 15:13 BST on the same day. Note the hole/small arch on the same rift high up.
Photo 3 shows the entrance from the cliff at NO 66569 41458. The eye is indicated.
Photo 4 closer up, taken just after Photo 2 and looking inward.
Photo 5 shows the gloup, looking NNE from inside a small depression. The SE entrance to The Crusie can be seen over the cliff edge, with part of The Crusie West Cave entrance also visible.
Photo 6 looking down through the gloup.
Photo 7 was taken by someone who had abseiled down through the gloup on 1/9/11.
Photo 8 a zoomed version of photo 6 - shows a fairly wide ledge about half way down.
Photo 9 looking from above the gloup NE and through the 'eye'.

This entry was last updated: 2022-05-16 19:47:43

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NGR:	NO 66552 41412
WGS84:	56.56347, -2.54584
Length:	20 m
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	0 m
Geology:	Scone Sandstone Formation
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

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