Cave at East Ham - Scottish Cave and Mine Database Site Details

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Cave at East Ham

NGR:	HU 46240 24576
WGS84:	60.00343, -1.17272
Length:	5 m
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	-3 m
Geology:	Bressay Flagstone Formation - sandstone & (subequal/subordinate) argillaceous rocks
Tags:	Cave, Arch, SeaCave
Registry:	main

"The site was inspected by Posford 2003 and viewed from a distance by HWU 2008 (could not be approachedclosely due to wave surge).

HWU 2008 noted the cave consists of complex of 5 interconnected entrances. The width of shore with entrances is ~20 m and the back wall of the cave is ~10 m in from the entrances. Several metres of water depth at the entrance and appears to be fully illuminated throughout.

The site was inspected by a snorkeler in 2016. Broad agreement with the 2008 description. Deeply undercut cliff with broad rock pillars between floor and ceiling. Rear wall ~5 m from entrances. Water depth ~3 to 4 m BCD in central area but considerably shallower in the eastern entrance." [Report 1080 p 128]

Links and Resources:

OS cave dot 20 m east.
SNH Report 1080 Harries, D.B., Moore, C.G., Cook, R.L., Kamphausen, L., Porter, J.S., Lyndon, A.R. & Pye, S.E. 2019. 2016 site condition monitoring of the rocky reefs and sea caves of Mousa SAC and survey of sedimentary habitats of the Mousa to Boddam MPA. Site 18.
Photo 1 and plan of this cave/arch arcade. From Report 1080 p 143.

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