West Bergaroo Cave

NGR:	HZ 21877 73948
WGS84:	59.55085, -1.61479
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	2 m
Geology:	Ward Hill Sandstone Formation - sandstone & dolomitic siltstone
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

Reported location of cave. Reported as trending SE. N & S Thomson. [Report 1145]

Notes: The above NGR is about 27 m ENE of the Report 1145 location - see Pastmap Aerial below.

A context photo from the sea would help a lot, particularly because of the mini stacks.

Links and Resources:

Not indicated as a cave on any OS map layer.
Pastmap Aerial showing the Report 1145 location in the middle of the beach - black teardrop with white circular middle. The arrow points to a more likely location where the cliff plan outline has eroded back as often happens with caves.
Map 17 has this entrance marked NS44. p186 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: 2026-02-02 13:29:35

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