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Caitloch Cave, 'covenanter's Cave'

Cave (nil Antiquity), Covenanters Cave (17th Century)

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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