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St Ninian's Cave

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The Royal Burgh Of Whithorn And District

St Ninian's Cave

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Location: The Royal Burgh Of Whithorn And District, South Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

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1. St Ninian's Cave from Isle of Whithorn

18.2km

04:40

70m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. View from St Ninian's Cave – St Ninian's Cave loop from Whithorn

4.04km

01:05

50m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. View from St Ninian's Cave – St Ninian's Cave loop from Whithorn

3.25km

00:53

50m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Grace Mulligan

March 13, 2023

Beautiful isolated cave carved into the coast of Physgill Glen. The cave is thought to have been a hideaway for Saint Ninian, Scotland's first saint.

Derek Christie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

July 15, 2020

The beach is full of large smooth pebbles so not an easy walk if you have mobility issues. Very shoogley underfoot. Also the cave, while having important historic significance, isn’t deep. It’s only a few feet deep. If you’re expecting a cave to explore it won’t be worth the walk.

᯽𝕎𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕊𝕔☼︎𝕥𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕᯽

February 15, 2022

It's a beautiful foresty glen walk to St Ninian's Cave that is a cave in Physgill Glen in Dumfries and Galloway. The excavations in the 1880s - 1950 uncovered a number of medieval carved stones that are in Whithorn Priory and Museum. You'll leave the car at the car park for £1 and walk down the glen to the beach. There's a path that can be muddy and a rocky beach so steady footwear is recommended. We've also explored another cave just behind the St Ninian's Cave but that's reachable only at a very low tide and included some parts in the water and steep rock climbing.

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Location: The Royal Burgh Of Whithorn And District, South Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

St Ninian's Cave

1. St Ninian's Cave from Isle of Whithorn

2. View from St Ninian's Cave – St Ninian's Cave loop from Whithorn

3. View from St Ninian's Cave – St Ninian's Cave loop from Whithorn

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