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South Cullykhan Bay cave 5 The Cleives cave 2 South Cullykhan Bay cave 4 South Cullykhan Bay cave 3 The Cleives cave 1 (S entrance) South Cullykhan Bay cave 2 South Cullykhan Bay cave 1 Mill Shore cave 8 Mill Shore cave 7 Mill Shore cave 6 Needle's Eye [Cullykhan S entrance] Mill Shore cave 5 Mill Shore cave 4 Mill Shore cave 3 Mill Shore cave 2 Needle's Eye [N entrance, Cullykhan] Needle's Eye [NE entrance, Cullykhan] Mill Shore cave 1 Arch of Cullykhan (west entrance) Arch of Cullykhan (east entrance) Hell's Lum (Lion's Head) [land S entrance] Windy Cave Hell's Lum (Lion's Head) [Sea Entrance] Cave of the Unconformity
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S Cullykhan Bay, west of Pennan, Aberdeenshire (Banffshire).
| NGR: | NJ 83877 66029 |
| WGS84: | 57.68382, -2.27204 |
| Length: | 53 m |
| Vert. Range: | 2 m |
| Altitude: | 2 m |
| Geology: | Gardenstown Conglomerate Formation - conglomerate |
| Tags: | Other |
| Registry: | main |
This seems the most likely source of the light seen from the N end of the N tunnel whose S entrance is about 12 m W of the S entrance, inside the middle tunnel.
In photo 2 the N end of the N tunnel is straight ahead. There appears to be a cross tunnel which, on the left (E) side may connect with what is currently The Cleives cave 2. It appears to run to the right (W) as well.
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Access: by sea from Mill Shore, W from Pennan or E from Gardenstown or Crovie and a landing. Unclear what the best tide level for this might be.
Swim from beach of Cullykhan Bay.
Vertical range and altitude are visual estimates.
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This entry was last updated: 2025-08-28 20:29:19
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