East of Kirn of Skroo Cave [2]

NGR:	HZ 22344 73888
WGS84:	59.55028, -1.60654
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	0 m
Geology:	Ward Hill Sandstone Formation - sandstone & dolomitic siltstone
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

A sea cave facing roughly east, in the cliffs immediately to the east of the Kirn of Skroo.

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The current OS has a cave dot here.
Map 17 has this entrance marked GSG33. p186 of FI Caves (GSG version) an annexe of Report 1145.
Bing Aerial giving a view from directly above. This cave tunnel entrance is marked GSG33.
Photo 1 taken from a plane looking west and showing the east facing cliffs of Skroo and Nizz. This entrance is marked GSG33. 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: 2026-01-30 16:05:30

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