Salt Water Reeva north cave (E entrance)

Northern of two natural arches connecting with Salt Water (or South) Reeva. The cave tunnel faces 298 degrees (WNW).

The northern of a pair of tunnels connecting the South Reeva gloup to the sea. Coordinates indicate the eastern (inland) end of the tunnel. Photographs from clifftops indicate the tunnel is well illuminated. Tunnel floor appears bouldery and relatively shallow (at or above chart datum). Tunnel length estimated at ~50 m based on GIS measurements. [Report 1145]

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1st Ed OS 6 in has 'Natural Arch', near the northern one of what are actually two at the west end of Salt Water Reeva. A current hires OS layer has 'Natural Arch' twice and double lines representing the tunnels. 'Natural Arch' is often applied to quite long tunnels in both northern and western isles.
1st Ed OS 6in which shows the Reeva area. Note that it shows an arch to the WNW of Round Reeva - which no longer exists.
Map 10 shows this entrance as NS19(E). p153 of FI Caves (GSG version), an annexe of Report 1145.
Photo 1 shows the entrance to this cave, marked NS19(E), and light shing through from the sea entrance. Taken from HZ 20071 70839, which is the landward end of the gloup. p161 from FI Caves (GSG version) an annexe to Report 1145.
Photo 2 Looking along Salt Water (South) Reeva from the landward end. The tunnel that you can see through is this north tunnel. By Mike Pennington.
Pastmap Aerial showing the entrance to this cave, marked NS19(E).
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: 2026-01-07 19:32:15

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NGR:	HZ 19988 70892
WGS84:	59.52350, -1.64849
Length:	30 m
Vert. Range:	5 m
Altitude:	0 m
Geology:	Ward Hill Sandstone Formation - sandstone & dolomitic siltstone
Tags:	Other
Registry:	main

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