Round Reeva Cave (west entrance)

A probable tunnel runs about 20 m from this entrance - on the NE side of Round (or North) Reeva. It is probably aligned about 049 degrees (NE). At 20 m it is joined from the right (SE) by a tunnel which goes about 26 m to the east entrance. This NE tunnel is said to continue to the north side of the headland (see Report 1145 for NS20 which is the east entrance).

Image from clifftop at inner end of geo shows large rift heading NW along the northern side. Information from N. & S. Thomson indicates there is probably a tunnel running northward to the NE side of the peninsula. This would give a passage length of ~140 m. [Report 1145 on NS20, the E entrance]

Notes: The only evidence for this entrance, so far, is the OS 1 in map layer, a portion of which is reproduced below. See notes for the east entrance for more detail.

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The current 1 in OS map layer shows (just to the left of the bottom of 'R' of 'Reeva') two tunnels from two entrances - this is the E one - which meet at right angles. A current OS hires layer has 'natural arch' in the same location, but no tunnel outlines.
Pastmap Aerial shows the headland between Round (North) Reeva and Hunds Hillier with a possible connection across it between the east entranve (NS20) and an unknown north entrance marked RRC(N) somewhere NW of NS58(W). See Notes above. This west entrance, marked RRC(W), is based on the 1 in OS map layer reproduced above.
Map 10 does not show this entrance. p153 of FI Caves (GSG version), an 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: 2026-01-11 16:51:14

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NGR:	HZ 20036 70955
WGS84:	59.52406, -1.64764
Length:	46 m
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	0 m
Geology:	Ward Hill Sandstone Formation - sandstone & dolomitic siltstone
Tags:	Other
Registry:	second

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