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Edge of good grazing land before entering Conhuith plantation a mixed native woodland.

This small cave is located to the southeast of Cargenbridge in Conhuith Plantation on steep ground overlooking the Cargen Water. The entrance is approximately 800mm wide by 1.4m high and tapers back in width and height for about 2.5m. The cave would be capable of hiding a few men in the time of the Covenanters when Presbyterians were persecuted by government soldiers for their religious beliefs. I had an interesting encounter here with fellow geographer Darrin Antrobus who was photographing the same cave. He is the first geographer I have met by chance since I joined Geograph in July 2006 and although the odds must be high on this encounter, we were both responding to a photographic request by another member. This is Darrin’s shot from his iPhone pic Image

There are some letters carved into the rock face above the entrance to this cave Image

There is a small cave to the southeast of Cargenbridge that is marked on the Ordnance Survey Map as Covenanters’ Cave. It is located in a strip wood on steep ground overlooking the Cargen Water and is associated with the Covenanting times when Presbyterians were persecuted by government soldiers for their religious beliefs. The entrance to the cave is on the left Image By pure chance I met up here with fellow geographer Darrin Antrobus accompanied by his dog Tess. He was also taking photos of the cave with his iPhone pic Image

A little story goes along with this... I'd seen this cave marked on the map, and I've lived in the area for eleven years but I'd never been there... always said to myself that I wanted to take a look but never did... A few weeks ago, I got an email from a woman asking if I had a picture of this Covenanter's Cave near Cargenbridge. Apparently she grew up in the area. I told her I had never been but I'd go take a pic, as I was curious about it anyway. So I go up there today and quite coincidentally there was another Geographer, Walter Baxter, there doing the same thing, arriving just about the same time... the woman had also contacted him about wanting a picture of this cave. It was great to meet Walter, a much more accomplished geographer than I, whose picture will no doubt be a bit better than my iPhone pic.

View of cave,to find look for the tall conifer in the trees from east side

A small cave in a conglomerate outcrop.