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Argyll and Bute
Southend

Keil Caves and St Columba's Footprints

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Argyll and Bute
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Keil Caves and St Columba's Footprints

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Keil Caves and St Columba's Footprints

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    July 2, 2020

    Keil Caves are a series of interesting caves at the southern end of Kintyre which you can explore. Although it’s hard to imagine these days, the caves were inhabited by people for many centuries. Nearby, you find St Columba's Chapel, St Columba's Well and St Columba's Footprints, footprints carved in rock to mark where Columba — who brought Christianity to Scotland — first landed.

      April 24, 2024

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          Location: Southend, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom

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