alasdair neill
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Quick visit to this cave yesterday, needs another visit.
Although there is a public footpath leading to the cave, this is not straightforward, first finding the start took some time (look for the public footpath sign with "not coast path" scratched on it). The last part of the path once had ladderways etc but these have now gone so is now a short scramble which is certainly not granny friendly.
The cave starts with a large sea cave, with a colony of fulmars in & around it, probably best avoided in the nesting season both to avoid disturbance & to avoid the wonderful defense mechanisms those birds have!
The cave resurges a fairly significant stream; at the back of the sea cave is a steep & unstable climb up above which there appears to be a largish continuing passage or chamber.
There is also an adit close by, shown on 1:2500 maps, but didn't manage to get there due to rising tide.
Although there is a public footpath leading to the cave, this is not straightforward, first finding the start took some time (look for the public footpath sign with "not coast path" scratched on it). The last part of the path once had ladderways etc but these have now gone so is now a short scramble which is certainly not granny friendly.
The cave starts with a large sea cave, with a colony of fulmars in & around it, probably best avoided in the nesting season both to avoid disturbance & to avoid the wonderful defense mechanisms those birds have!
The cave resurges a fairly significant stream; at the back of the sea cave is a steep & unstable climb up above which there appears to be a largish continuing passage or chamber.
There is also an adit close by, shown on 1:2500 maps, but didn't manage to get there due to rising tide.