Duttfield Natural Arch

NGR:	HZ 21951 72113
WGS84:	59.53437, -1.61367
Length:	12 m
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	-1 m
Geology:	Ward Hill Sandstone Formation - sandstone & dolomitic siltstone
Tags:	Cave, Arch, SeaCave
Registry:	main

Natural arch with two pillars and three entrances through the end of a narrow rocky promontory, south-west of Duttfield bay.

'Viewed from boat 19/8/21. Series of large open sea arches. Water depth estimated at 0 - 1 m BCD. Fully illuminated.' [Report 1145]

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1st Ed OS 6in, Shetland, Sheet LXIX (includes: Dunrossness), Survey date: 1878 Publication date: 1881. This 'Natural Arch' is the one written across 'Burn of Vatstrass' and is to the right of the 'h' of 'Arch'. Some current hires layers also have this arch.
Photo 1 looking N by W into Duttfield Bay. CI35 is visible past the right hand pillar. p54 of FI Caves (GSG version) - an 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: 2025-04-25 20:08:17

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