Kirn of Skroo east tunnel (NE entrance)

Skroo, north Fair Isle, Shetland.

NGR:	HZ 22335 73940
WGS84:	59.55075, -1.60669
Length:	106 m
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	0 m
Geology:	Ward Hill Sandstone Formation - sandstone & dolomitic siltstone
Tags:	Cave, Arch, SeaCave
Registry:	main

ENE entrance to the east tunnel from Kirn of Skroo.

Reported location of Kirn of Skroo NE entrance. Coordinates based on Ordnance Survey map. [Report 1145]

Alternative Names: GSG31 (Report 1145)

Notes: Length calculated from the NGRs of the ends of this tunnel.

A look at the marked up Bing Aerial shows that GSG32 is close (30 m away) to this tunnel. Is it connected to it ?

Links and Resources:

The 1st Ed OS 6 in shows the tunnel as the right (E) of two which run from the N end of Kirn of Skroo. Current OS map layers also show these two tunnels.
Map 17 has this entrance marked GSG31. p186 of FI Caves (GSG version) an annexe of Report 1145.
1st Ed OS 6 in zoomed in to show Kirn of Skroo and these tunnels.
Bing Aerial giving a view from directly above. This cave tunnel entrance is marked GSG31. The south entrance is marked CI79.
Photo 1 taken from a plane looking west and showing the east facing cliffs of Skroo and Nizz. This entrance is marked GSG31. Original Geograph 1999113 by Mike Pennington taken 27/5/22.
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: 2026-01-28 16:01:35

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