Lamba Ness S Subterranean Passage (W entrance 2)

NGR:	HU 16571 62072
WGS84:	60.34235, -1.70163
Length:	102 m
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	-2 m
Geology:	Papa Stour Volcanic Formation - rhyolitic lava & rhyolitic tuff
Tags:	Cave, Tunnel, SeaCave
Registry:	main

There is a tunnel through the neck of Lamba Ness a little south of the north tunnel and roughly parallel to it. There is a second tunnel a little south of this which continues about 30 m from the south entrance. It connects to the through tunnel about 20 m inside.

The length is 72 m end to end and 30 m (Report 102 estimate) for the south tunnel.

Links and Resources:

The above NGR is close to an OS cave dot on the 1 in map layer.
SNH Report 102: SCM: surveys of marine rocky environments in Papa Stour cSAC Jul-Aug 2003 (ROAME No F02AA409b pub 2005) did a rough survey of this cave.
Report 102 Location map and photo of the west side of the neck of Lamba Ness. The entry to this cave is 2.
Pastmap Aerial of the neck of Lamba Ness with the various caves and through tunnels indicated. This northernmost west entrance is marked We2 and the outline is based on the sketch from Report 102 below.
Report 102 Sketch showing the adjacent caves to PS03CV3. This entrance is (2).

This entry was last updated: 2026-03-18 17:41:07

Errors or omissions in this information? Submit corrections/additions/comments for this entry to the registrars.

Other Sites Within 500m