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Mackinnon’s Cave
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Sharon
September 1, 2019
Regarded as being one of the deepest caves in the Hebrides, MacKinnon’s Cave has gathered an aura of it’s own over the centuries since the early Celtic monk. As is befitting such a dark and mysterious place, many fantastic stories about the cave have circulated down through the centuries. Abbot MacKinnon was reputedly concealed there in the 15th Century. Deep inside the cave lies a large, flat slab of rock, which has come to be known as ‘Fingal’s Table’ and may have been used as an altar by hermits and early followers of the Christian church. There is also the haunting tale of the piper who tried to outdo the fairies in a piping competition and walked into the cave along with his dog. Only the dog returned, crazed with fear and hairless. Some say the piper went right through the hill and emerged on the other side of the headland at Tiroran on Loch Scridain.
Regarded as being one of the deepest caves in the Hebrides, MacKinnon’s Cave has gathered an aura of it’s own over the centuries since the early Celtic monk. As is befitting such a dark and mysterious place, many fantastic stories about the cave have circulated down through the centuries. Abbot Mac…
Ben
August 2, 2019
The biggest cave in the Hebrides, it is super long. An old magma tube. The end goes into some fallen rocks so it could go on further.
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Isle of Mull, Scotland