Heads of Peitron Cave 3

Heads of Peitron, Fair Isle, Shetland.

NGR:	HZ 22147 73192
WGS84:	59.54404, -1.61010
Length:	5 m
Vert. Range:	10 m
Altitude:	0 m
Geology:	Ward Hill Sandstone Formation - sandstone & dolomitic siltstone
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

Sea cave at the base of steep cliffs south of Geo of Peitron. Faces about ESE.

Reported location of cave. Passage reportedly runs ~NW, very short cave. N & S Thomson. [Report 1145]

Alternative Names: GSG41

Links and Resources:

OS has a cave dot here on the 1 in map layer.
Photo 1 shows a number of cave entrances. This one faces SE and is fourth from the right, a little to the the left of a small stack. Ian Fulton, 16/9/2013.
Photo 2 shows some of the cave entrances in the Heads of Peitron. This one is marked GSG41. p197 of FI Caves (GSG version) an annexe of Report 1145.
Bing Aerial showing the NE half of Heads of Peitron. This entrance is marked GSG41.
Map 18 shows this entrance marked GSG41. p 195 of FI caves (GSG version) an annexe of Report 1145.
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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