Corner Cave [SW entrance]

An only just intertidal cave/arch system which consists of a tunnel running across the corner of the cliff immediately NE of Gow's Castle. It has a large pillar at the corner, and a much smaller one along the cliff to the NE at NJ 18171 70851.

Notes: Access: Either W from Covesea village, or E from the old Coastguard lookout to a point near NJ 18513 70919 where the path goes W for 170 m or so to a lower path, from which you can go either way, but in this case W and in the bottom half of the tide.

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This entrance has a current OS dot and 'Natural Arch' might be for this or for Gow's Castle.
Photo 1 shows this entrance on the right - taken from cliffs to SW.
Photo 2 shows the entrances to this cave near a high tide at 14:46 BST on 9 October 21.
Photo 3 was the view through this entrance from close to on 26 October 21.
Photo 4 was taken from the same position as photo 3, but turned half right. It shows an undercut space 21 m wide, 11.5 m long and 5m floor to ceiling. It is part of this cave system because it is overhung by the wider entrance.
Photo 5 taken from a bit further in (NE) than photo 3. Floor to ceiling height is about 6.2 m. Note the assortment of holes in the right (SE) wall at different heights. The base of the small pillar is just visible.

This entry was last updated: 2021-11-01 20:14:03

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NGR:	NJ 18141 70817
WGS84:	57.71964, -3.37583
Length:	55 m
Vert. Range:	15 m
Altitude:	4 m
Geology:	Hopeman Sandstone Formation
Tags:	Other
Registry:	main

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