Green Saddle (cave E of )

W of More Head, NW of Gardenstown, Aberdeenshire (Banffshire).

NGR:	NJ 78436 65133
WGS84:	57.67554, -2.36321
Length:	3 m
Vert. Range:	2 m
Altitude:	5 m
Geology:	Macduff Formation - flaggy slate
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

A small cave formed between two joints and facing N by W in the end of a stubby promontory. It is just intertidal.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Access: by sea west from Gardenstown.

Dimensions are guesstimates. Altitude is ACD, based on photo.

Links and Resources:

No cave indicated on any OS map layer.
BGS solid and drift 1:10000 shows flaggy slate in this location. The current (2025) BGS bedrock overlay does not show this.
Photo 1 shows entrance, looking south on 16/7/20.
Photo 1a is a cropped version of photo 1.

This entry was last updated: 2025-04-06 16:34:24

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