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Swiney Cave

Holborn Head, Thurso, Caithness.

NGR:ND 10813 71593
WGS84:58.62305, -3.53737
Length:45 m
Vert. Range:Not recorded
Altitude:0 m
Geology:Scrabster Flagstone Member - siltstone and Sandstone
Tags:Cave, SeaCave
Registry:main

Sea cave on the north facing cliff, just west of the NE point of Holborn Head, north of Scrabster. Faces NNE.

Alternative Names: Holborn Head [12]

Notes: Access: by land - entrance should be visible from the cliff immediately east.

by sea eg N & W from Scrabster.

Length is scaled from 1st Ed OS 25 ".

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This entry was last updated: 2025-11-28 15:32:35

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