South Cullykhan Bay cave 5

west of Pennan, Aberdeenshire (Banffshire).

NGR:	NJ 83869 66025
WGS84:	57.68378, -2.27218
Length:	24 m
Vert. Range:	5.6 m
Altitude:	2 m
Geology:	Gardenstown Conglomerate Formation - conglomerate
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

An intertidal rift cave facing 020 (NNE). The entrance is 1.7 m wide (as measured from kayak on a 3.4 m tide) and is triangular in elevation so wider than this at beach level. The beach inside slopes gently up and is mostly sandy. There are three narrows with wider parts between.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Access: by sea west from Pennan or Mill Shore or east from Gardenstown, preferably near high tide.

perhaps by land at low tide from the beach of Cullykhan Bay.

Measured 14/8/25 by N Feilden.

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Not indicated as a cave on any OS map layer.
Photo 1 looking SSW at the cliff on the south side of Cullykhan Bay. This entrance is second from the left (E).
Photo 2 shows the entrances of caves 3, 4 and 5 with this cave on the left. Tide level was 3.4 m ACD and on 14/8/25 it was easy enough to paddle into this cave and land on its beach.
Photo 3 looking back out past the first narrows in the cave. 14/8/25.
Photo 4 looking inward. Beach to roof was 1.8 m here. 14/8/25.
Photo 5 the second wider part is just beyond the kayak's bow and mostly on the left (E) side . 14/8/25.
Photo 6 the third and final wide part (2.9 m). 14/8/25.

This entry was last updated: 2025-09-04 19:06:21

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