Arch S of Dog Geo

NGR:	HZ 19567 70321
WGS84:	59.51839, -1.65599
Length:	9 m
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	0 m
Geology:	Ward Hill Sandstone Formation - sandstone & dolomitic siltstone
Tags:	Cave, Arch, SeaCave
Registry:	main

Natural Arch through the neck of a small promontory on the south side of the next geo south from Dog Geo.

Notes: The above NGR is for the SW entrance. NE entrance reckoned to be at HZ 19572 70327.

Links and Resources:

Current OS high resolution layer has 'Natural Arch'; the 1 in layer has two cave entrance dots.
Pastmap Aerial indicating both entrances to this arch as GSG12.
Map 9 from p149 of FI Caves (GSG version), annexe to Report 1145. This arch is GSG12 just to the right of the south end of Heillie Stack.
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: 2026-01-02 15:02:18

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