South Haven east cave 3

E side of South Haven, Fair Isle, Shetland.

NGR:	HZ 22538 72244
WGS84:	59.53551, -1.60328
Length:	30 m
Vert. Range:	12 m
Altitude:	-1 m
Geology:	Bu Ness sandstone Formation - sandstone
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

Entered by snorkeller 19/8/21. Narrow rift / fissure entrance inclined to NW. Estimated as ~1.5 m wide at waterline and ceiling ~11m ACD but very narrow in higher parts. Boulder floor at about chart datum. Passage length estimated at ~30 m. Dark at back of cave. Hildenbrandia, coralline crusts, Patella & barnacles noted within cave.

Alternative Names: CI16

Notes: Altitude is a guesstimate by N Feilden, and is ACD.

It would be good to measure the length etc.

Links and Resources:

OS has 'caves' and a hires layer has a cave dot about 11 m south of this location.
Photo 1 shows this entrance - marked CI16 - in the east cliff of South Haven. FI Caves (GSG version) p 27, an annexe to Report 1145 below.
Photo 2 shows this entrance from closer. FI Caves (GSG version) p 30, an annexe to Report 1145 below.
Sketch plans of this cave, CI16, and a photo looking into the tunnel from close to the entrance. FI Caves (GSG version) p 31, an annexe to Report 1145 below.
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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