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Corner Cave [NW entrance] DMW Double Mouthed Cave [W entrance] Corner Cave [SW entrance] Fern Cave Gow's Castle DM-E2 DM-E3 Sir Robert's Stable Cave *cave (W of Gow's Castle) *cave/rockshelter (W of Covesea village) The Steps GC3 CV1 CV2 CV2-E1 CV2-E2 Covesea [Overview] The Lummie CV3
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Gow Castle, Covesea, W of Lossiemouth, Moray, (Elginshire).
| NGR: | NJ 18177 70855 |
| WGS84: | 57.71999, -3.37524 |
| Length: | 55 m |
| Vert. Range: | 3.7 m |
| Altitude: | 4 m |
| Geology: | Hopeman Sandstone Formation |
| Tags: | Arch |
| Registry: | main |
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.
The VR is for the inside arch between this and the NW entrance.
Alternative Names: None recorded.
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.
Altitude is above Chart Datum and is a visual estimate.
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This entry was last updated: 2021-11-01 20:25:31
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