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View across Aberdour Bay...
by Bill Harrison
for square NJ8765
...towards Greenside cliff, Barn Door rocks and Strahangles Point. The British... (more)
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Billion-year-old coastal rocks, Hackley Bay
by Bill Harrison
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As per the British Geological Society interactive map: Collieston formation... (more)
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Geology Wall at Mavis Grind
by David Dixon
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Northmavine has some of Shetland’s best geodiversity and some of the UK’s oldest... (more)
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Almost at the top
by Bill Harrison
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The last 100 metres of so of the ascent of Little Wyvis is over expanses of bare... (more)
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Coastal rocks, Macduff
by Bill Harrison
geograph for square NJ7064
The British Geological Society interactive map identifies them as: Macduff... (more)
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A swirly rock
by Richard Sutcliffe
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It is not obvious what the exact rock type is here (beside the shore at Ardmore... (more)
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Metamorphic rocks, Aberdour Bay
by Bill Harrison
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These tough, dark rocks may have been around for as long as a billion years.
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The Needle's Eye (yet another view)
by Bill Harrison
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The British Geological Society interactive map identifies the distinctive arch... (more)
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Contrasting rocks at McFarquhar's Bed
by Bill Harrison
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Igneous intrusions beside the metamorphic cliff.
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Between the harbours, Portsoy
by Bill Harrison
geograph for square NJ5866
To the left, the Old Harbour of 1698 and farther back to the right, the 19th... (more)
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Colourful rocks
by Bill Harrison
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Metamorphic gritstone coated with orange lichen and sea pinks.
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Rocks by the path
by Bill Harrison
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As per the BGS Geology Viewer, these are from the Glen Lethnot Grit Formation:... (more)
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Contorted rocks at McFarquhar's Bed
by Bill Harrison
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According to the 1906 25-inch OS map, the crevice is called Marquis's Cave.... (more)
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A rock-scape from Grum Briggs
by Nigel Feilden
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This was taken from just inside the south end of a passage running through Grum... (more)
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Coastal rocks east of Macduff
by Bill Harrison
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These rocks were laid down as sandstone up to 1 billion years ago and... (more)
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Coastal rocks at the Bay of Cullen
by Bill Harrison
geograph for square NJ7264
Part of the Macduff formation and up to 1 billion years old. The outcrop to... (more)
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Coastal rocks at Loch Craig
by Bill Harrison
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They could be up to 1 billion years old...
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Tidal rocks, Aberdour Bay
by Bill Harrison
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The rocks out to sea are apparently called Black Dog.
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Coastal rock, Aberdour Bay
by Bill Harrison
geograph for square NJ8864
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The back wall of Charlie's 'Cave'
by Nigel Feilden
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This is a closeup of Charlie's 'Cave'.
It is not a cave, but a... (more)
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Folded rock in the cliff at Buaile na Faing
by Hugh Venables
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The Lewisian complex rocks here are extremely old, at least 500 million years... (more)
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View across Loch Craig towards Macduff Wastewater Treatment Works
by Bill Harrison
for square NJ7164
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The outside of the Whale's Mou from the south
by Nigel Feilden
geograph for square NJ4968
The top of the south west entrance is just visible above the nearer cliff slope.... (more)
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Pitjossie - a fine natural arch
by Nigel Feilden
geograph for square NJ8865
The Ordnance Survey Namebook for the parish of Aberdour has this description of... (more)
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Arch at the end of an inlet at Grum Briggs
by Nigel Feilden
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The Ordnance Survey Namebook entry for Grum Briggs is:
"A rocky peninsula... (more)
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Seacave among The Graves
by Nigel Feilden
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The tide was fairly low - hence the barnacle encrusted rocks.
Note also the... (more)
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Vista of the Bay of Cullen
by Bill Harrison
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Blowhole/Gloup at the top of Cat's Hole South Cave
by Nigel Feilden
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Blowhole/Gloup at the top of Cat's Hole North Cave
by Nigel Feilden
for square NJ9065
The triangular dark area is the open top of a natural chimney which extends down... (more)
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Cat's Hole South Cave
by Nigel Feilden
geograph for square NJ9065
An intertidal sea-cave which has (or had) a chimney going up parallel to the... (more)
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Cat's Hole North Cave
by Nigel Feilden
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An intertidal sea-cave which has a chimney at the back which goes up to the... (more)
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Findon Ness
by Bill Harrison
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Rocks from the Glen Lethnot Grit Formation, which may be up to a billion... (more)
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Inside the Whale's Mou
by Nigel Feilden
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Taken fairly near high tide, this shows how the tunnel widens (at sea level) in... (more)
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Natural arch near Redhythe Point
by Nigel Feilden
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This shows a natural arch - perhaps "The Bow". It is the same arch as... (more)
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Breaking wave, Aberdour Bay
by Bill Harrison
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Ophelia's waterfall
by Nigel Feilden
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The burn of Muchalls flows from the Mill of Muchalls into a short gorge, then... (more)
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South entrance to a cave on Grum Briggs
by Nigel Feilden
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North entrance to cave on Grum Briggs
by Nigel Feilden
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This looks like two caves, but is technically one because the dividing wall is... (more)
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Looking through Ship Hole
by Nigel Feilden
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Douniefell with west entrance to Ship Hole
by Nigel Feilden
geograph for square NO9091
This is a nearly stack/island which is part of the intertidal area below... (more)
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Well Cove - entrance
by Nigel Feilden
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According to the OS Namebook: Well Cove: A natural cavern in the cliff, on the... (more)
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Entrance to seacave among The Graves
by Nigel Feilden
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Inside Janet's Cave
by Nigel Feilden
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The lime green growth is quite common in beached seacaves around Portknockie.... (more)
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Janet's Cave
by Nigel Feilden
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According to the New Statistical Account for the parish of Rathven, Janet... (more)
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Entrance to Black Cove (2)
by Nigel Feilden
for square NJ9501
This rift cave is immediately north of Black Cove (1) - as can be seen in... (more)
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Inside Black Cove (1) - the boulder beach
by Nigel Feilden
for square NJ9501
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Rocky scene at Findon Ness
by Bill Harrison
geograph for square NO9497
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Inside Black Cove (1) near low water
by Nigel Feilden
for square NJ9501
Taken from just inside the entrance:
The tunnel curves round to the right,... (more)
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