North Haven west Cave 4

Hoill Lee, North Haven, Fair Isle, Shetland.

NGR:	HZ 22342 72537
WGS84:	59.53815, -1.60672
Length:	7 m
Vert. Range:	3.7 m
Altitude:	1.3 m
Geology:	Ward Hill Sandstone Formation - sandstone and dolomitic siltstone
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

Sea cave at the base of low cliffs at the south-west corner of North Haven.

Entered on foot 18/8/21. Inclined rift entrance estimated ~3 m in width and ceiling at height ~5 m. Passage length ~7 m with similar dimensions throughout. Entirely intertidal with sandy floor (>1.3 m ACD). Apparent entrances to the left (SE) are all very short (<5 m) rock alcoves. Fully illuminated throughout. [Report NS 1145]

Alternative Names: CI06

Notes: Access along the pebble beach at low tide.

Links and Resources:

OS 1st Ed 6 in Shetland, Sheet LXIX (includes: Dunrossness), Survey date: 1878 Publication date: 1881. Hard to say which of several small caves in North Haven this is.
Bing Maps, aerial photography.
Rpt 1145 Harries, D.B., Purcell, A., Moore, C.G., Lyndon A.R., Porter, J.S., Saunders, G.R. and Hume, C.L. 2024. Distribution mapping and baseline monitoring survey of sea caves around Fair Isle. NatureScot Research Report 1145. Photos etc from FI caves (GSG version).
Photo 1 shows this cave entrance in its context as CI06. This photo on p213 of FI caves (GSG version).
Photo 2 entrance from closer. This photo on p216 of FI caves (GSG version).

This entry was last updated: 2025-03-28 17:48:32

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