Heads of Peitron Cave 5 (S entrance)

Image from clifftop shows large inclined rift entrance. Breaking water just within entrance may indicate shallow depth. Passage reportedly runs ~NW then intersects with passage running SW to NE and connects to NS30. Very short cave. [Report 1145]

Notes: Length is an estimate based on NGRs and 10 m each before the cross tunnel.

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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 third from the right, just to the the left of the point 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 NS31. Note that 'Geo of Peitron' is the whole inlet from GSG 40 to what is marked 'Geo of Peitron'. p197 of FI Caves (GSG version) an annexe of Report 1145.
Photo 3 is a telephoto shot of entrances NS30 and NS31. This one is NS31.
Bing Aerial showing the NE half of Heads of Peitron. This entrance is marked NS31.
Map 18 shows this entrance marked NS31. 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.

This entry was last updated: 2026-01-31 18:06:51

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NGR:	HZ 22148 73254
WGS84:	59.54460, -1.61007
Length:	50 m
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	0 m
Geology:	Ward Hill Sandstone Formation - sandstone & dolomitic siltstone
Tags:	Other
Registry:	main

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