Horse Lie Cave

NGR:	HZ 19449 70733
WGS84:	59.52210, -1.65803
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 base of steep cliffs on west side of Malcolm's Head; at the level of the south end of Gumpun. From Pastmap Aerial, it faces SW, and probably follows the sandstone bedding.

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

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Indicated as 'cave' on several OS map layers, but not 1st Ed 6 in.
Map 10 shows this cave as GSG16. p153 of FI Caves (GSG version), an annexe of Report 1145.
Pastmap Aerial marked up to show this cave as GSG16. Note that there are three other promising looking inlets just south of this cave.
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 16:32:39

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