Needle E'e Arche - Angus - Scotland - UK
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lopac44
N 56° 33.770 W 002° 32.856
30V E 527803 N 6268815
Natural Arche near the coastline of Angus near Searon.
Waymark Code: WMA46E
Location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/14/2010
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The Needle E'e is a superb example of a natural arch and one which runs parallel with the coastline - not at right angles to it as is much more common where caves have been driven through from both sides of a sharp headland. The cliff dips down as a vegetated slope to a curious ridge of rock and then falls sheer into the sea. If you look at the arch you will notice the vertical fault through the middle of the arch and the corresponding crack in the floor. This gives a clue to the origin of the arch. The sea probably carved out a cave along the line of this fault, right through the ridge, and the rear of the cave fell in. Gradual erosion from the seaward face reduced this cave to the arch which we see today. In time the arch itself will collapse.
Close to the Needle E'e is another natural arch in the making. This is at a lower level and at high tide the sea washes in via a narrow sea cave into an attractive natural amphitheatre filled with a pebble beach This curious little cove is named the Mermaids Kirk. The different elevation of the Needle E'e suggests that it is relatively older and was formed at a time when land levels were rather lower than they are today.
Text : Geocach GCN6ZG
Photo of the Arch by itself?: yes
Type of Arch: Coastline
Type of Material:
Red Sandstone layers
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