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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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    March 13, 2023

    Hiking

    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.
    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.
    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 …

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

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