South Naaversgill Cave (north entrance)

NGR:	HZ 20302 72544
WGS84:	59.53832, -1.64279
Length:	62 m
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	Not recorded
Geology:	Ward Hill Sandstone Formation - sandstone & dolomitic siltstone
Tags:	Cave, Tunnel, SeaCave
Registry:	main

Sea cave entrance at the base of steep cliffs on the south side of South Naaversgill.

NE entrance of tunnel through headland. Deep water (possible to pass through tunnel in boat). Length based on GIS ~60 m. [Report 1145]

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OS 1 in has a cave dot, but no tunnel and no S entrance.
Photo 1 shows this entrance - fairly large on the left and in rather deep shadow. Geograph 345015 by Mike Pennington 22/2/07.
Map 13 shows this entrance as NS60(N). P173 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: 2026-01-21 17:22:59

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