Jivy Geo cave (S entrance)

S Mopul, north Fair Isle, Shetland.

NGR:	HZ 22269 73561
WGS84:	59.54735, -1.60790
Length:	50 m
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	0 m
Geology:	Ward Hill Sandstone Formation - sandstone & dolomitic siltstone
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

Reported location of cave. Linked to GSG38 & GSG39. A passage runs ~NE from the entrance and connects first to GSG39 and then to GSG38. N & S Thomson. [Report 1145]

Alternative Names: NS47

Notes: Length is an estimate based on the assumptions that the tunnel from this entrance runs about 017 degrees and the side tunnels join at right angles to it.

There appear to be other sea caves nearby.

Links and Resources:

This entrance is not indicated on any OS map layer.
Bing Aerial showing most of Jivy Geo and a bit of south Mopul to the east of it. This entrance is marked NS47 south.
Map 18 shows this entrance marked NS47. p 195 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: 2026-01-30 20:27:27

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