North Whaleback cave 1

NGR:	HZ 21306 70452
WGS84:	59.51948, -1.62524
Length:	4 m
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	0 m
Geology:	Vaasetter Sandstone Formation-interbedded sandstone & conglomerate
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

Shoreline photographed from boat at a position about 350 m SE of shore. Cave appears short (<5 m length), entirely intertidal and fully illuminated. [Report 1145]

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Not indicated on any OS map layer.
Photo 1 panoramic view of The Whaleback taken Aug 21. p135 of FI Caves (GSG version) which is an annexe to Report 1145. This cave is CI76.
Photo 2 zoomed view of the entrance from 350 m seaward taken Aug 21. Inevitably foreshortened. p136 of FI Caves (GSG version) which is an annexe to Report 1145.
Pastmap Aerial view which suggests it may be a bit longer than 5 m.
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.

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