What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Caitloch Cave, 'covenanter's Cave' as Cave (nil Antiquity), Covenanters Cave (17th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Caitloch Cave, known locally as the 'Covenanter's Cave,' is a natural limestone cave formed through dissolution processes typical of Carboniferous Limestone in southern Scotland. It is associated with 17th-century Covenanters who may have used it as a place of refuge during periods of persecution.
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Places near here
CaitlochBarracks (17th Century), House (post Medieval) - (18th Century), House (19th Century), Prison (17th Century) · 292 yd
Tererran HillTrack(s) (period Unassigned) · 830 yd
GlenluiartCountry House (period Unassigned) · 1176 yd
MoniaiveMarket Cross (17th Century) · 1695 yd
Glencairn Memorial InstituteMemorial · 1740 yd
Maqueston HillMountain / peak · 1.0 mi
Craigdarroch CraigWood · 1.7 mi
Poundland HillMountain / peak · 2.3 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 2.5 mi
Castle HillFort (period Unassigned) · 2.7 mi
CraigturraCave (period Unassigned), Scraper (tool) (flint)(period Unassigned) · 2.9 mi
Dalmacallan ForestForest · 3.4 mi