Cave west of Skerry Nessan

NGR:	HZ 20628 69630
WGS84:	59.51214, -1.63730
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	0 m
Geology:	Vaasetter Sandstone Formation-interbedded sandstone & conglomerate
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

Reported location of cave. Passage trends ~SW. Entrance confirmed. [Report 1145]

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Not indicated as a cave on any OS map layer.
Bing Aerial appears to show an entrance which starts a bit north of west. From there, it presumably turns 45 degrees left and is then parallel to the seaward facing line of the promontory of which it is a part.
Map 7 showing cave and arch locations between Heuberg and Fillsi Geo at the south end of Fair Isle. p144 (modified to have Scraavilsin in the right place) from FI Caves (GSG version) - annexe of Report 1145.
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: 2025-12-29 18:13:40

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