Hoill Lee Cave [3]

North Haven, Fair Isle, Shetland.

NGR:	HZ 22447 72756
WGS84:	59.54011, -1.60484
Length:	12 m
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	-2 m
Geology:	Ward Hill Sandstone Formation - sandstone and dolomitic siltstone
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

Sea cave at the base of steep cliffs at the north end of Hoill Lee north-west of North Haven.

This is initially wide on the left (S) then narrows to a quite rounded section. No end visible in photo 1.

Alternative Names: Hoi-lee Cave [3], CI84, Yessness Cave 4

Notes: Length is a visual guesstimate based on photo 1. Likewise Altitude which is ACD.

Links and Resources:

1st Ed OS 6 in Shetland, Sheet LXIX (includes: Dunrossness), Survey date: 1878 Publication date: 1881.
Bing Maps, aerial photographs.
Photo 1 this one is one from the left, marked CI84. FI Caves (GSG version) p206 which is an annexe of 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.

This entry was last updated: 2025-03-28 19:40:07

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