Arch of Burn of Vatstrass

ENE of inver Burn of Vatstrass, S of Duttfield, Fair Isle, Shetland.

NGR:	HZ 21936 72069
WGS84:	59.53397, -1.61394
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	0 m
Geology:	Ward Hill Sandstone Formation - sandstone and dolomitic siltstone
Tags:	Arch
Registry:	main

A fine intertidal arch on/through a skerry near the cliffs just north of where the Burn of Vatstrass goes over the cliff. Its axis is about SE.

Alternative Names: N arch of Funniquey

Links and Resources:

1st Ed OS 6 in Shetland, Sheet LXIX (includes: Dunrossness), Survey date: 1878 Publication date: 1881. Has 'Natural Arch' with the 'N' just to the right of this location.
Photo 1 shows this arch looking obliquely. p53 of FI Caves (GSG version) which is an annexe to Report 1145 below. Image has been edited to remove reference to CI71 and add lat/long of the arch.
Photo 2 is a view of the arch looking a bit E of south. By Mike Pennington in 2022.
Photo 3 an older and closer photo by Mike Pennington. Taken in 1986. Looking about SE by S.
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: 2025-04-25 17:11:45

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