Caves · Scottish Lowlands
St. Ninian's Cave
St. Ninian's Cave is a cave in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
St. Ninian's Cave is a named cave entrance in the United Kingdom. Opening hours: "closed due to conservation works". Coordinates: 54.6938°, -4.4491°.
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From the Wikipedia article
St Ninian's Cave is a cave in Physgill Glen, Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is a place of Roman Catholic pilgrimage by way of its association with the Scottish saint Ninian. Excavations in the cave in the 1880s and the 1950s uncovered a collection of early medieval carved stones. There were 18 in total, most of them built into a post-medieval wall, others lying loose in the cave's interior or at its mouth. Rockfalls near the entrance have diminished the size of the cave over time, as seen at right. In 1973 the cave was used as a location in the horror film The Wicker Man.
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- Coordinates
- 54.6938, -4.4491
- District
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Postcode
- DG8 8JU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Opening
- "closed due to conservation works"
Sources
- osm: n2996588940 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: St Ninian's Cave (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St.Ninian Cave entrance 2007.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St. Ninian's Cave?
- St. Ninian's Cave is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode DG8 8JU).
- Is St. Ninian's Cave free to visit?
- Yes, St. Ninian's Cave is free to enter.
- How do I get to St. Ninian's Cave?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DG8 8JU. It sits within the Dumfries and Galloway parliamentary constituency.