What is recorded here
St Cuthbert's Cave is likely a limestone solutional cave, formed through the dissolution of soluble rock by acidic water over thousands of years. It is named after the 7th-century saint, suggesting a historical or folkloric association with early Christian activity in the region.
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- Operator
- National Trust
Places near here
St Cuthbert's CaveCave or cavern · 50 yd
St Cuthbert's Cave WoodWood · 94 yd
Rock outcrop above St Cuthbert's CaveCave or cavern · 184 yd
Greensheen HillMountain / peak · 637 yd
Girneynick PlantationWood · 1124 yd
Shop HillMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
Holburn MillListed building · 1.3 mi
Farm Building to East of South Hazelrigg FarmhouseListed building · 1.8 mi
Kyloe in the WoodsHeritage attraction · 2.2 mi
Kyloe Hills promontory fortScheduled monument · 2.3 mi
Iron Age defended settlement in Fox CovertScheduled monument · 2.3 mi
Hare CragsCliff · 2.8 miOther information
Photo: John H Darch · CC BY-SA 2.0