South Haven east cave 2

E side of South Haven, Fair Isle, Shetland.

NGR:	HZ 22548 72209
WGS84:	59.53520, -1.60311
Length:	4 m
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	0 m
Geology:	Bu Ness sandstone Formation - sandstone
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

'Viewed from entrance 19/8/21. Entrance ~4 m wide. Floor of rounded intertidal boulders. Passage length ~4 m. Fully illuminated throughout.' [Report 1145]

Alternative Names: CI15

Links and Resources:

OS has 'caves' and one hires layer has a dot 3 m from this location.
Photo 1 shows this entrance - marked CI15 - in the east cliff of South Haven. FI Caves (GSG version) p 27, an annexe to Report 1145 below.
Photo 2 shows this entrance obliquely, CI15, from closer. FI Caves (GSG version) p 28, an annexe to Report 1145 below.
Sketch plans of this cave, CI15, and also CI14. FI Caves (GSG version) p 29, an annexe to Report 1145 below.
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.

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