Fogli Stack Cave

NGR:	HZ 19434 70903
WGS84:	59.52362, -1.65828
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	0 m
Geology:	Ward Hill Sandstone Formation - sandstone & dolomitic siltstone
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

A sea cave on the west side of Fogli Stack. From Pastmap Aerial, it appears to face SW and is probably a missing layer cave (Follows the bedding of the sandstone).

Reported location of cave. No further information. Entrance unconfirmed. [Report 1145]

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Indicated as 'cave' on several current OS map layers.
Map 10 shows this cave as GSG17. p153 of FI Caves (GSG version), an annexe of Report 1145.
Pastmap Aerial marked up to show this cave as GSG17. Note that there is another possible cave entrance just to the south of this one.
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: 2026-01-03 17:06:57

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