Description
Lumsdaine Shore is a stoney beach located at the foot of some of
the highest cliffs on the East coast. Over 150 years ago the
fishermen who once launched their small boats from the beach and
the farmers who gathered seaweed with which to lime their land
constructed a cart track. The track remains passable and will allow
you to easily descend the 400 feet to the beach in a series of
switchbacks. The path commences at N 55° 55.438 W 02° 12.210.
Lumsdaine Shore was also once the haunt of smugglers. Ships
would lay along side the rocks and land their illicit cargo of
untaxed contraband. The cliffs are dotted with caves where once the
smugglers may have stored casks of tobacco and barrels of port.
You can start your walk to the cache from several places, Dowlaw
Farm, Lumsdaine Farm, or St. Abbs Head. You can then walk along the
cliff tops, before descending to the beach. Lumdaine Farm is the
closest access point to the cache, but please park sensibly and if
possible ask permission before leaving your car. There is a car
park at Dowlaw Farm and above Petticowick at St. Abbs Head.
When you leave the cache please make sure that it is still well
concealed below the stone.
Warning
The Lumsdaine Shore cache is located at the foot of a 400 feet
high cliff, you will not get a mobile telephone reception once you
begin descending this cliff, therefore please tell someone where
you are going. Lumdaine Shore is very remote and you'll be lucky if
anyone is there for several days at a time. If you do visit the
cache site as part of a group please stay close together as you
descend the cliff. There are large stones and scree which you could
easily dislodge and as these stones roll to the bottom of the cliff
they could kill a member of your walking party, if they are in the
way.
Contents
You'll have to visit the cache to find out what's inside.
Suffice to say the content is varied and consists of quality items,
so bring some nice things to exchange.
Local Information
To find out more about the local area visit the St. Abbs Community
Website.
This cache is one of the Berwickshire Coastal Caches.
Salmon Station
Linkim Shore
Roond Hill
White Heugh
View Forth
The Pussy Hole
Lumsdaine Shore
Siccar Point
and Marmal's excellent:
Cove Cash Cache