South of Cristal Kame cave 1

Image from clifftop shows two cave entrances (NS28 & NS29). Both are large. Floor of NS28 appears shallow with boulders breaking the surface (>1.4 m ACD) a short distance within the entrance. Passage reportedly trends ~NW. [Report 1145]

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Not indicated on any OS map layer.
Map 17 has this entrance marked NS28. p186 of FI Caves (GSG version) an annexe of Report 1145.
Photo 1 taken from a plane looking west and showing the east facing cliffs of Skroo and Nizz. This entrance is marked NS28. Original Geograph 1999113 by Mike Pennington taken 27/5/22.
Photo 2 shows this entrance a bit obliquely, marked NS28. p191 of FI Caves (GSG version) an annexe of Report 1145.
Photo 3 an oblique aerial view, looking west. Sunlight illuminates this geo and this entrance. By John Lucas. 28/5/18.
Bing Aerial giving a view from directly above. This cave marked NS28.
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: 2026-01-27 16:09:23

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NGR:	HZ 22275 74001
WGS84:	59.55130, -1.60775
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	1 m
Geology:	Ward Hill Sandstone Formation - sandstone & dolomitic siltstone
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

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