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