Landberg Cave

W of South Haven, Fair Isle, Shetland.

NGR:	HZ 22293 72203
WGS84:	59.53516, -1.60762
Length:	15 m
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	0 m
Geology:	Observatory Sandstone Formation - argillaceous rock, dolomitic
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

'Entered by snorkeller 19/8/21. Large rift entrance inclined to NW. Entrance with estimated width at waterline ~6 m with ceiling height of ~16 m ACD. Floor of large boulders with some breaking surface. Floor at about 0 m ACD at entrance becoming shallower further in and >1.5 m ACD towards the back of the cave. Passage length estimated at ~15 m. Well illuminated at back of cave. Noted Alaria forest at entrance. Also, Patella, Nucella & barnacles.' [Report 1145]

Faces SSW.

Alternative Names: CI19, South Haven west cave 3

Notes: The Landberg promontory fort above is not a scheduled monument.

Links and Resources:

Shetland, Sheet LXIX (includes: Dunrossness), Survey date: 1878 Publication date: 1881. Has 'cave'.
Photo 1 looking N by E at the entrance, with South Haven on the right. FI Caves (GSG version) p36. Annexe to Report 1145.
Photo 2 looking NNE into cave tunnel; with sketch plan. FI Caves (GSG version) p37. Annexe to 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.
Canmore ID 3915. canmore.org.uk/site/3915/fair-isle-landberg.

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