Dog Geo Cave

NGR:	HZ 19636 70376
WGS84:	59.51888, -1.65476
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	0 m
Geology:	Ward Hill Sandstone Formation - sandstone & dolomitic siltstone
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

Sea Cave at the east end of Dog Geo. Probably a rift cave with the rift leaning somewhat north. and facing west.

Links and Resources:

Current OS high resolution layer has 'Cave'. The 1 in layer has a cave entrance dot, a little west of the above NGR.
Pastmap Aerial indicating the entrance to this cave as GSG13 in Dog Geo.
Map 9 from p149 of FI Caves (GSG version), annexe to Report 1145. This arch is GSG13 just under where Dog Geo is printed (which is too large to fit into Dog Geo - which is where GSG13 is shown).
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: 2026-02-02 13:58:23

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