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Heughs of Barholm, Kirkcudbrightshire.
| NGR: | NX 51841 52653 |
| WGS84: | 54.84669, -4.30900 |
| Length: | 40 m |
| Vert. Range: | 2 m |
| Altitude: | Not recorded |
| Geology: | Cairnharrow Formation - wacke |
| Tags: | Cave, SeaCave, Archaeo |
| Registry: | main |
Sea Cave or raised beach cave, east of Meg Merrilee's or Dirk Hatteraick's Cave.
A cave in the Heughs of Barholme, the entrance of which is about 3 feet above the high water mark, it extends for about 2 chains [40 m] with a depression of about 1 foot in 5 & from 3 to 6 feet in breadth and from 2 1/2 to 8 feet in height. This cave is supposed to have been a place of refuge by the Covenanters in the time of the religious struggle between the Presbyterians & Episcopacy. 25 chains [500 m] south of Kirkdale Bridge. [Scotland's Places]
Alternative Names: None recorded.
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