Ler Ness Cave

NGR:	HZ 20410 73165
WGS84:	59.54389, -1.64082
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	0 m
Geology:	Ward Hill Sandstone Formation - sandstone & dolomitic siltstone
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

Sea cave on the east side of Ler Ness. From photo1 the fairly large entrance appears to face east.

Links and Resources:

Shetland, Sheet LXIX (includes: Dunrossness), Survey date: 1878 Publication date: 1881. This shows a cave here; but modern OS does not.
Map 14 of Report 1145 shows this cave marked as NS24. p178 of FI Caves (GSG version) an annexe of Report 1145.
Photo 1 shows the entrance - marked NS24 - taken from clifftop of Guidicum. p179 of FI Caves (GSG version) and annexe of Report 1145.
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.

This entry was last updated: 2026-01-22 21:02:16

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