*cave (Whiting Ness 1)

NGR:	NO 65908 41074
WGS84:	56.56039, -2.55627
Length:	10 m
Vert. Range:	2.9 m
Altitude:	3.5 m
Geology:	Burnside & Scone Sandstone Formations - sandstone below, conglomerate etc above
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

A small, narrow, upper intertidal rift cave facing 230. It has a large boulder jammed in the entrance which has a dH of 1.2 under it. Behind this boulder dH is 2.9 m. Width at entrance is 0.94 m

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There is a reference to what is probably this cave in GSG Newsletter Oct 2015 p3: a small cave described as "a low slit with a perched boulder above [NO 65930 41070], 12 m straight into the cliff. However the NGR is 22 m too far E.
Photo 1 shows the cave in context, just right of centre. The sea wall and fence at the east end of Victoria Park is visible on the left.
Photo 2 the entrance with the boulder jammed 1.2 m above the beach.
Photo 3 looking inside. It is 4.4 m to where it gets narrower.

This entry was last updated: 2022-04-09 14:48:38

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