Map with: Google Map, or OS Explorer Map from Streetmap.co.uk

Links and Resources:

• Not indicated on any OS map layer.
• Photo 1 panoramic view of The Whaleback taken Aug 21. p135 of FI Caves (GSG version) which is an annexe to Report 1145. This cave is CI78.
• Photo 2 zoomed view of the entrance taken Aug 21. There is perhaps a hint of a cave tunnel at the back on the left (SW). Compare Google Aerial below. p138 of FI Caves (GSG version) which is an annexe to Report 1145.
• Pastmap Aerial view.
• Google Aerial view is rather more helpfully lit and suggests this may be quite a substantial cave. There is also a hint that there might be a second cave running NNW from 5-10 m inside the geo along a bedding plane.
• 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.

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