Sheep Rock west cave 2

Sheep Rock, Fair Isle, Shetland.

NGR:	HZ 21953 71004
WGS84:	59.52441, -1.61375
Length:	10 m
Vert. Range:	15 m
Altitude:	-3 m
Geology:	Vaasetter Sandstone Formation - sandstone interbedded with conglomerate.
Tags:	Cave, Shaft, SeaCave
Registry:	main

'Viewed from entrance 20/8/21. Essentially a wide open alcove. Entrance estimated ~15 m wide at waterline with ceiling ~12 m ACD. Water depth at entrance ~3 m BCD. Passage length estimated at ~5 m. Fully illuminated at back of cave. Light penetrating through rock chimney at back right hand corner. Coralline crusts at waterline at back of cave.' [Report 1145]

Alternative Names: CI55

Notes: Length estimated by N Feilden based on 15 m width and photo 2. Other dimensions estimated in Report 1145.

If the location of the top of the 'chimney' is correctly located in photo 3, then it is about 50 m top to bottom as the highest point of Sheep Rock is 105 m asl on OS.

Links and Resources:

Not indicated on any OS map layer.
Photo 1 entrance to this cave marked CI55. p96 of FI Caves (GSG version), an annexe of Report 1145.
Photo 2 entrance to this cave and a sketch plan. p98 of FI Caves (GSG version), an annexe of Report 1145.
Photo 3 screenshot of a photo by Mike Pennington (Geograph 7201471) with this cave marked CI55 and a possible location of the top of the chimney mentioned in the Report 1145 description. It is probably too tall and too constricted at the bottom to be an active blowhole.
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: 2025-06-10 14:06:00

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