Hoill Lee Cave 2 (N entrance)

North Haven, Fair Isle, Shetland.

NGR:	HZ 22446 72673
WGS84:	59.53937, -1.60486
Length:	13 m
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	-1 m
Geology:	Ward Hill Sandstone Formation - sandstone and dolomitic siltstone
Tags:	Other
Registry:	main

Sea cave at the base of steep cliffs west of North Haven.

Viewed from boat 18/8/21. Narrow (<1.5 m) rift running roughly north-south behind rock slab. This rift runs ~6 m from the northern entrance and meets this second entrance. Beyond the second entrance the rift continues for a further ~4 m and becomes narrower. Depth shallow throughout becoming intertidal (>1 m ACD) in southern part. Fully illuminated. Coralline crusts noted. (Report 1145)

Alternative Names: CI03 N entrance

Links and Resources:

Shetland, Sheet LXIX (includes: Dunrossness), Survey date: 1878 Publication date: 1881.
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.
Photo 1 shows the entrances in their context. This one is CI03 (entrance 2), one from the left. FI Caves (GSG version) p208. Annexe to NS Report 1145.
Sketch plan of this cave. FI Caves (GSG version) p212. Annexe to NS Report 1145.

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