Mountains & hills · North West England
St Ninian's Cave
St Ninian's Cave — cave in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
St Ninian's Cave is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "cave in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 54.6938°, -4.4507°.
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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, -4.4507
- District
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Postcode
- DG8 8JU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dumfries and Galloway
Sources
- wikidata: Q2315818 (CC0)
- 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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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Ninian's Cave?
- St Ninian's Cave is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode DG8 8JU).
- What is St Ninian's Cave?
- St Ninian's Cave — cave in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.
- How do I get to St Ninian's Cave?
- Drivers can use postcode DG8 8JU.
- Is St Ninian's Cave a listed building?
- St Ninian's Cave is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- 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.