East Nizz cave 2

East Nizz cave 2

The Nizz, north Fair Isle, Shetland.

NGR:	HZ 22270 74158
WGS84:	59.55271, -1.60782
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	0 m
Geology:	Ward Hill Sandstone Formation - sandstone & dolomitic siltstone
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

A large cave entrance facing south east.

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

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Links and Resources:

OS has 'caves'. No tunnel indicated.
Map 17 has this entrance marked NS45. p186 of FI Caves (GSG version) an annexe of Report 1145.
Photo 1 taken from a plane looking west and showing the east facing cliffs of Skroo and Nizz. This entrance is marked NS45. Original Geograph 1999113 by Mike Pennington taken 27/5/22.
Pastmap Aerial of The Nizz. This entrance marked NS45. From this it would not be surprising if there were 0, 1 or 2 through tunnels. It has an open rift above the south side of this entrance - but a good deal shorter than for East Nizz cave 1 (NS26).
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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