St Ninian’s Cave
St Ninian's Cave is a cave in Physgill Glen, Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is a place of Roman Catholic pilgrimage by way of its association with the Scottish saint Ninian.Photo: Akinom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “St. Ninian’s Cave”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whithorn.
Whithorn
Village
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whithorn, is a royal burgh in the historic county of Wigtownshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about 10 miles south of Wigtown. The town was the location of the first recorded Christian church in Scotland, Candida Casa "White/Shining House", built by Saint Ninian about 397 CE. Whithorn is situated 3 miles northeast of St Ninian’s Cave.
St Ninian’s Cave
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.69385° or 54° 41′ 38″ northLongitude
-4.44913° or 4° 26′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C6QMHV2+G8OpenStreetMap ID
node 2996588940OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q2315818
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Scots—“St Ninian’s Cave” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “St Ninian’s Cave”
- German: “Saint Ninian’s Cave”
- Scots: “St Ninian’s Cave”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Glen Plantation and Burn Park Plantation.
Nearby Places
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