St Ninian's Cave
St Ninian's Cave is a cave in Physgill Glen, Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.[1][2] It shown in the 1973 film The Wicker Man.[3][4] Excavations in the 1880s and in 1950 also uncovered a collection of early medieval carved stones. There were 18 in total, most of them built into a post-medieval wall, others lying loose in the cave's interior or at its mouth.[5]
| St Ninian's Cave | |
|---|---|
 Entrance of the cave, 2007 | |
| OS grid reference | NX4212935962 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
References
- "St Ninian's Cave". www.historicenvironment.scot.
- Stell, Geoffrey (1996). Dumfries and Galloway. Stationery Office. p. 160. ISBN 978-0-11-495294-5.
- Bruce, David (1996). Scotland the Movie. Edinburgh: Polygon. ISBN 074866209X.
- Winn, Christopher (2012). I Never Knew That About Scotland. Random House. p. 253. ISBN 978-1-4481-4608-6.
- "St Ninian's Cave: History". www.historicenvironment.scot. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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