Hunds Heelor cave 2 (east entrance)

NGR:	HZ 20198 71062
WGS84:	59.52502, -1.64477
Length:	50 m
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	0 m
Geology:	Ward Hill Sandstone Formation - sandstone & dolomitic siltstone
Tags:	Other
Registry:	main

East entrance of tunnel. Passage runs ~SW and intersects with a passage running ~NW to western entrance. Length estimated at ~50 m based on GIS. [Report 1145]

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This entrance is not indicated as a cave on any OS map layer.
Pastmap Aerial marked up to show this entrance, marked NS59(E) and the tunnels going through the promontory to the west entrance marked NS59(W).
Map 10 shows this entrance as NS59(E). 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: 2026-01-12 20:54:15

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