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Dumansdel's Cave GC3 The Steps Sculptor's Cave Robin Cave *cave/rockshelter (W of Covesea village) *cave (W of Gow's Castle) Giant's Dome Covesea 2 Sir Robert's Stable Cave Baby Dome Gow's Castle Corner Cave [SW entrance] Corner Cave [NW entrance] Corner Cave [NE entrance] CQ5
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Coastguard tower, Covesea, Lossiemouth, Moray, (Elginshire).
| NGR: | NJ 17690 70809 |
| WGS84: | 57.71949, -3.38340 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | Not recorded |
| Geology: | Hopeman Sandstone Formation |
| Tags: | Fissure |
| Registry: | second |
This is a way up for those trapped on the beach between headlands by the tide - and a way down also.
It is, in climbing terms a 'chimney' formed as a vertical parallel sided narrow slot in the cliff. It has a lower rope with two foot loops and an upper knotted rope.
'Lum' is a Scots word meaning 'chimney'.
Leave cliff path at NJ 17705 70787 to find top at NJ 17689 70805.
Alternative Names: None recorded.
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This entry was last updated: 2021-10-21 16:52:21
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