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Tronach Head West (cave)

W of Portknockie, Moray (Banffshire).

NGR:NJ 47702 68626
WGS84:57.70438, -2.87920
Length:5 m
Vert. Range:Not recorded
Altitude:10 m
Geology:Cullen Quartzite Formation - quartzite, psammite & semipelite
Tags:Cave, SeaCave
Registry:main

A supratidal missing slice cave facing NNE, on the south side of the fault which passes E to W south of Tronach Castle.

Alternate Names: None recorded.

Notes: Access: probably by land, as for Castle Cave and follow the fault groove west at low tide.

Length is a guesstimate. Altitude is ACD and estimated from the photos.

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This entry was last updated: 2025-04-06 18:02:10

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