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Bowlindoirs

North Haven, N of Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire.

NGR:	NK 10961 38277
WGS84:	57.43470, -1.81909
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	1 m
Geology:	Peterhead Pluton - granite
Tags:	Arch
Registry:	main

A small intertidal arch in a small promontory. Its axis is roughly SE/NW.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Access: N from Port Errol, Cruden Bay.

Navigable in top 1/3 of tide.

Links and Resources:

1st Ed OS 25in names it, but does not say it is an arch.
OS Namebook for Aberdeenshire, vol 22, has Bowlindoirs: This name applies to a small arch running through the rock on the east side of Pertook. (Pertook is a small creek).
Photo 1 looking NW through the arch on 8/8/19.
Photo 2 looking SE through the arch on 8/8/19.
Photo 3 similar to photo 1 on 8/7/22 when the arch was navigable, but the rocks on the W side were exposed so that I had to return via the arch rather than carry on into the bay.

This entry was last updated: 2024-12-27 20:18:30

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