Esha Ness

Esha Ness is a peninsula in Northmavine on the island of Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. It is located to the northwest of St Magnus Bay.

Calder's Geo is a large geo that cuts into the western cliffs of Esha Ness. To the north of the geo is sea cave that has been measured at more than one and a half times the size of "Hidden Deep" - a chamber in Reservoir Hole under Cheddar Gorge in Somerset, potentially making it the largest natural chamber in Britain.[1]

Esha Ness Lighthouse just south of Calder's Geo was designed by David Alan Stevenson and commissioned in 1929.[2] The power of the Atlantic Ocean storms is displayed at Grind o Da Navir, a large amphitheatre just north of the Eshaness light that opens out through a breach in the cliffs. Here, the waves have thrown rocks of up to 3 metres (9.8 ft) high over 15 metres (49 ft) above the sea.[3]

There are various islands offshore from Esha Ness including Dore Holm and Isle of Stenness.

References

  1. "Esha Ness sea cave is 'largest in Britain'". BBC News. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  2. "Eshaness". Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  3. “Grind o' Da Navir,”. Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 28 September 2013.

Coordinates: 60°29′N 1°35′W / 60.49°N 1.59°W / 60.49; -1.59


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