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Covenanters' Cave is a natural limestone cave formed through dissolution processes typical of Carboniferous Limestone in southern Scotland. It is associated with 17th-century Scottish history, traditionally believed to have been used as a hiding place by Covenanters fleeing persecution.
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Covenanters' Cave as Cave (nil Antiquity), Covenanters Cave (17th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
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