Stroms Heelor Cave 3

near The Fless, Stroms Hellier, Fair Isle, Shetland.

NGR:	HZ 21152 70046
WGS84:	59.51585, -1.62800
Length:	15 m
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	0 m
Geology:	Vaasetter Sandstone Formation-interbedded sandstone & conglomerate
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

Sea Cave.

Reported location of cave. Associated Marine Recorder record indicates it is 'small' and 'heavily scoured'. However, report from N. & S. Thomson indicate it becomes fully dark within the cave. [Report 1145]

Alternative Names: Stroms Hellier Cave, GSG03 (Report 1145)

Notes: Length is a minimum based on photo 1. If, as N. & S. Thomson say, it gets fully dark, it is probably a lot longer than 15 m.

Links and Resources:

Pastmap.
Photo 1 View from inside the cave at the head of Stroms Hellier, looking past the central reef towards Sheep Rock (1977).
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: 2025-12-21 20:00:41

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