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East Wemyss Whitecove Cave (1125)
- Current Priority
- Low
- East
- 334650
- North
- 697340
- Site Type
- Cave; Rock Carvings
- Period
- Unknown
Cave; Rock Carvings now collapsed
At the end of the quarry is a small hole in the grass which leads into the White Cave, which was filled in many years ago after a number of skeletons were found here. At present one can just see where the cave was but in 1888 it was said to be of considerable size.
Information from SWACS booklet 'Walk between two castles: MacDuff and Wemyss', 2004.
Condition and current recommendations:
- Condition
- Not seen
- Action
- None
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Record NT39NW15 on map 12 in Coastal Assessment Survey for Historic Scotland Fife -Kincardine to Fifeness, 1996
Other records:
- NMRS
- 53958
- SMR
- Unknown
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28th January, 2015 by training2
Survey Information
- User:
- training2
- Date:
- Jan. 28, 2015
Condition Information
- Description:
Cave; Rock Carvings now collapsed
At the end of the quarry is a small hole in the grass which leads into the White Cave, which was filled in many years ago after a number of skeletons were found here. At present one can just see where the cave was but in 1888 it was said to be of considerable size.
Information from SWACS booklet 'Walk between two castles: MacDuff and Wemyss', 2004.
Management Information
Comments and recommendations
- Recommendations:
Destroyed
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