Natures Valley Point 1 Cave

The Point Caves

The other caves in the headland are quite small and uninteresting. Point
1 is a low, 10m long passage used as shelter by dassies and porcupines.
The cave has formed along a joint that has been widened by wave action,
and later filled in by silt. Point 2 Cave is a completely different type
of cave. This was created when a large quartzite boulder cracked, and
left an approximately 40m long, 8m high curved crack. The entrance is at
the top where the crack intersects with the surface. The floor of the
cave is covered in silt that has been washed into the cave. Neither of
these caves were surveyed, but drawings were done immediately on
completion of the exploration.

Just below Point 2, is a shelf in the bedding planes that has been
washed out by the sea. Over the years, soil has washed down the gully
next to the shelf, and sealed off the side. This has formed a long low
cave, with one wall formed by the scree that has come down the gully.
Inside the cave, the sea exploited a weakness and created a side chamber
over 2m high. This cave was called Point 3, and has the most potential
for extension.

Just past the first headland, the sea has worn a straight, narrow
channel between the tilted quartzite beds. Most of the channel is open
to the sky, but the last 56m penetrates into the coastal cliff, and
forms a cave we called Point 4. The entrance to this cave is visible
from the Blue Rocks. The cave is 56m long and is home to a few rock
pigeons.

See also: Natures Valley Point Guano Cave, Natures_Valley_Point_1_Cave, Natures_Valley_Point_2_Cave, Natures_Valley_Point_3_Cave, Natures_Valley_Point_4_Cave

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