Goodwife's Cave

Meikle Float, Bay of Float, NW of Float Bay, W of Jenny's Cairn, Wigtownshire.

This names applies to cave in the western shore of Stoneykirk and situate near to the south side of Strandfoot it is well known by the names given" There is a cave near the bay of Float called the Good Wife's Cave which has a very remarkable echo." Stat. acct. Vol. 2 Page 56 [OSA/Chalmers]

A prominent natural curiosity is the Goodwife's Cave, situated near Port Float, and yielding a very remarkable echo. [SCOS/Groome's Ordnanace Gazetteeer]

Notes: Check relationship between Goodwife's Cave and Auld Wife's Co. Coordinates similar.

Narrow band of Moffat Shale Group - Mudstone between wider areas of Gala Unit 3 - Wacke and Gala Unit 4 - Wacke.

Links and Resources:

Streetmap.
6" OS 1909 Sheet 28 Wigtownshire NE 54° 47' 21.8"N, 5° 1' 40"W . OS Auto Lat/Long conversion to NGR.
Chalmers, Caledonia, p.356.
Old Statistical Accounts, Vol. 2, p. 56.
Scotland's Places. scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/wigtownshire-os-name-books-1845....
SCOS Archive. scos.law.virginia.edu/locations/scotland/galloway/wigtownshire/stoneykirk.
A. Fullerton, The Topographical, Statistical, and Historical Gazetteer of Scotland, Vol 2. 1847, p. 713.
James Playfair, 1819, A geographical and Statistical Account of Scotland, Vol. 1, p. 159.

This entry was last updated: 2021-10-23 08:28:55

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NGR:	NX 05298 48037
WGS84:	54.78933, -5.02978
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	Not recorded
Geology:	Moffat Shale Group - Mudstone
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave
Registry:	main

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