Green Castle (Cave of the)

Portknockie, Aberdeenshire, Banffshire.

NGR:	NJ 48918 68780
WGS84:	57.70591, -2.85883
Length:	40 m
Vert. Range:	15 m
Altitude:	0 m
Geology:	Not recorded
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

Cave supposedly located between Horse Cave (near Sannikie Hythie) and Green Castle. (Crammond, 1888)

A large slot is visible in the cliff to the south-east of the promontary fort extending 25 m into the cliff with a 30 m deep connecting pothole or gloup in the cliff above. (Canmore, aerial photo).

Alternative Names: Dove Cave

Notes: Cave mentioned in a lecture given to the Banffshire Field Club by Wm Crammond, 26 October 1888.

Not found at NJ 48910 68820 (previously recorded position) by Nigel Feilden during visits 18 & 30 October 2019.

K'nocker (2001) refers to the site as Cave of the Green Castle, although a local information board uses the name Dove Cave, as the cave is a roost for rock pigeons.

Links and Resources:

K'nocker 2001, pp. 5, 11. A Walk around the Rocks of Portknockie - extracts from a lecture given to the Banffshire Field Club by Wm Crammond, 26 October 1888. www.portknockiewebsite.co.uk/knocker/Summer_2001.pdf. [page 11 missing.]
Information from Nigel Feilden, 30/10/2019.
Information from J. Swanson, 19/03/2026.
Canmore Id: 17408. canmore.org.uk/site/17408/portknockie-green-castle.
Banffshire II.4 (Combined) Survey date: 1866 Publication date: 1893

This entry was last updated: 2026-03-20 07:36:48

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