The first only goes back a few feet and is the dampest of the three, but it has a low stone wall along the front suggesting that someone found a use for it. Since there are plenty of signs of old agricultural workings - broken walls and piles of stones removed from tiny fields - it may have been no more than a small sheep enclosure.
The second, a few metres east of the first, shows signs of recent habitation, including the sort of orange plastic bag using by campers to keep sleeping bags dry. In fact the cave is reasonably dry even though it's not as deep as the first. The two logs leaning against it might have supported a tarpaulin or plastic sheet to keep out the westerly rain.
The third is by far the most substantial, and stands right at the top of the beach. In the recent past, it was the seasonal home of a man who appeared each summer to live a hermit's life. It's spacious, airy and, most importantly, by far the driest of the three. It has several ledges which might serve as beds and an impressively large and robust bird's nest to the upper left of the entrance.
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