Edinburgh, Holyrood Park, St Anthony's Cave
Cave (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Edinburgh, Holyrood Park, St Anthony's Cave
Classification Cave (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Queen's Park
Canmore ID 52436
Site Number NT27SE 39
NGR NT 27511 73674
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/52436
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT27SE 39 2752 7368.
(Name: NT 2749 7366) St Anthony's Cave (NR)
OS 25"map, (1968)
A natural fissure on the cliff face SW of the ruin of St Anthony's Chapel (NT27SE 41).
RCAHMS 1951.
This object is now only a small hole among irregular basalt rocks. It was formerly the entrance to a small cave, but is now nearly filled up. It is said to have been the residence of a hermit prior to the building of the Hermitage (NT27SE 41).
Name Book 1852.
(NT 2752 7368) This cave is generally as described in previous information.
Visited by OS (S F S) 2 December 1975.
This cave is little more than a narrow opening in the rock outcrop, which was strewn with modern litter on the date of visit.
Visited by RCAHMS (ARG), 15 December 1998
NMRS, MS/726/96 (53, no. 37); RCAHMS 1999.
Condition Survey (February 1996)
The cave measures c. 1 - 1.5m wide, 2m deep and c. 1.2m high. Outside the entrance and within the small cave is bare of vegetation and full of modern litter.
Information from Derek Alexander (Centre for Field Archaeology, University of Edinburgh) February 1997, no.37
Alexander 1997
Condition Survey (12 March 2018 - 15 April 2018)
The 2018 CFA Archaeology Ltd condition survey found the site previously described described. The cave contained modern litter and the entrance to the cave suffers from some modern graffiti carving.
Information from Graeme Carruthers (CFA Archaeology Ltd) July 2018. OASIS ID: cfaarcha1-317194, no.37
