What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records St Columba's Cave, Ellary as Cave (period Unassigned), Cross Incised Rock (early Medieval), Graffiti (modern), Human Remains (bronze Age), Midden (period Unassigned), Balance (period Unassigned). 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.
St Columba's Cave, Ellary is a limestone cave formed through natural dissolution processes typical of karst landscapes. The site has yielded Bronze Age human remains and early medieval incised crosses, indicating both prehistoric and Christian-era human activity.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
St Columbas CaveCave · 29 yd
Cove, St Columba's ChapelChapel (13th Century), Masons Mark (medieval) · 38 yd
Chapel BayBurial Ground (medieval)(possible) · 79 yd
Ellary FarmCarved Stone(s) (period Unassigned) · 1432 yd
EllaryFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1520 yd
Cruach nam FiadhMountain / peak · 1.0 mi
Loch CaolisportBay · 1.9 mi
Sunbeam: Loch SweenSmack (20th Century) · 2.9 mi
An GobhlachMountain / peak · 3.0 mi
Island of DannaIsland · 3.5 mi
Sgeir Bun an LochaIslet · 3.5 mi
Loch na CilleBay · 4.1 mi