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St Columba's Cave - Achahoish

St Columba's Cave - Achahoish

Ellary, Achahoish PA31 8PA, Scotland

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Traditionally associated with St Columba’s arrival in Scotland, the cave contains a rock-shelf with an altar, above which are carved crosses. A large basin, perhaps a Stone Age mortar, may have been used as a font.

The cave was occupied from the middle Stone Age. In front are traces of houses and the ruins of a chapel (possibly 13th century) and another cave is nearby.

On a minor road between Achahoish to Ellary, off the B8024 5 miles west of Inverneil

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Ellary, Achahoish PA31 8PA, Scotland

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