North Gunnarwark Cave [1]

NGR:	HZ 20207 72090
WGS84:	59.53425, -1.64451
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	Not recorded
Geology:	Ward Hill Sandstone Formation - sandstone & dolomitic siltstone
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

A large entrance sea cave on the NE cliff of North Gunnarwark (S cliff of Colsta).

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OS cave dot nearby.
Photo 1 shows this entrance obliquely from the air, over the top of Connis (the long, narrow, ridged promontory. This entrance is marked NG1 - which is probably the northern of two OS cave dots. Geograph 7285676 by Mike Pennington 17/9/22.
Photo 2 shows a tall overhang to the right of CI66 (S) which is this cave entrance. There is no reference to it in Report 1145. FI Caves (GSG version) p 169.
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: 2026-01-21 16:11:27

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