St. Medan's Cave

Mull of Galloway, Wigtownshire.

NGR:	NX 14400 31600
WGS84:	54.64526, -4.87794
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	Not recorded
Geology:	Limestone
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave, SAM
Registry:	second

Raised beach sea cave with walls to the front to form 'chapel' within. Supposedly occupied by St. Modwena in the 5th century. Surveyed by Dr Robert Trotter in 1870.

Alternative Names: Fairy Cave

Notes: The name Meden (or Modwena) may be Mo (my in Irish) and Dwena, a modified form of Triduana.

Hydrographic Feeds: None

Hydrographic Resurgences: None

Links and Resources:

Canmore ID 61044. canmore.org.uk/site/61044/st-medans-cave-and-chapel-mull-farm.
Caves of South-west Scotland, p. 12.
GSG Bulletin, 5th Series, Vol. 4, No. 3 (October 2022), pp. 37-40. Crae, John, 2022, St Medan's Cave (or Kirkmaiden Cave) and Chapel in the Bay of Luce, Dumfries and Galloway.

This entry was last updated: 2024-04-27 17:08:10

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