Screeper Cape
7 km away from Bolshie Koty village
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Screeper is separate vertical rocks made of hardened Jurassic conglomerate which represent a small stone ridge of 60-80 meters high. It divides Small and Bolshie Koty valleys. One can see the entrance to the cave on an almost vertical part of the rock, where remains of late Stone Age people campsite were found.
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