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Dalreoch Cave

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

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dalreoch 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.
Dalreoch Cave is a small limestone cave, likely formed through natural dissolution processes typical of Carboniferous limestone in southern Scotland. It is traditionally associated with the Covenanters, who may have used it as a place of refuge during the 17th century religious persecution.

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