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North Haven west cave 3

North Haven, Fair Isle, Shetland.

Cave entrance was ~3 m in width at the waterline with a ceiling at ~5 m ACD. A main passage trended W and extended for ~22 m from the entrance. Just within the entrance a side passage branched off the main passage on the right and ran northwest for a further ~16 m. About 6 m from the entrance, the main passage abruptly narrowed to ~2 m in width. Beyond this point it broadened once more to ~5 m in width. The northwest side passage was ~3.5 m in width for much of its length. The passage cross section was somewhat variable with sloping slabs forming the ceiling and stepped blocky walls. Cave floor at the entrance was at ~0 m BCD and progressively shallowed within the cave to a small intertidal (>1 m ACD) cobble beach at the back of the main passage. A corresponding intertidal (>1 m ACD) area lay at the back of the northwest side passage. The cave floor at the entrance consisted of boulder slabs. Within the cave, the floor consisted of bedrock slabs in some areas and boulders with pebbles in others. [NScot Report 1145]

Alternative Names: FI21CV03, CI01