White Fall Cave

A tall, narrow intertidal missing layer cave facing 330 deg. 13 m in it widens to 3.9 m, mostly on the E side. This chamber is 3.7 m long. Beyond this is a narrowing tunnel at least 10 m long with a lot of flotsam in it. This included a traffic cone on 14/1/25. Used by pigeons - one of whom flew into me.

Notes: Access: by sea W from Portknockie or E from Findochty near high tide.

by land follow the cliff path to near NJ 47863 68522 and then down by a path to the beach on the west side of White Fall (cliff).

Links and Resources:

Current OS dot.
OS Namebook for Banffshire, Rathven. White Fall: A high precipitous part of the cliff on the sea side, situated at the west end of the Long Links"
Photo 1 entrance is a bit to left of the left end of the beach. Taken 18/7/24 by N Feilden.
Photo 2 looking obliquely at the entrance from the cliff edge. The top of the entrance can be found above and a little left of the junction of beach, cliff and rocky foreshore. Taken 14/1/25.
Photo 3 looking in from the entrance - rather blurred. For about 8-9 m shallow pools have enough stepping stones to allow passage with dry boots. Taken 14/1/25.
Photo 4 looking up at the higher part of the entrance. This was taken in twilight but with floodlight. Taken 14/1/25.
Photo 5 looking towards the entrance from about 10 m inside. Taken 14/1/25.
Photo 6 looking up at the E side at a pigeon roost on a short horizontal rock pillar. Taken 14/1/25.
Photo 7 looking inward into the chamber. The kelp fronds at the bottom are at 13 m inside. At widest this chamber is 3.9 m across. Taken 14/1/25.
Photo 8 looking along the extension showing lots of flotsam. The red base of a traffic cone can just be made out. Taken 14/1/25.

This entry was last updated: 2025-01-15 21:28:15

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NGR:	NJ 48095 68519
WGS84:	57.70347, -2.87259
Length:	27 m
Vert. Range:	10.5 m
Altitude:	2.2 m
Geology:	Cullen Quartzite Formation - quartzite, psammite & semipelite
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

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