Whigs' Hole
Natural Feature (Period Unknown)
Site Name Whigs' Hole
Classification Natural Feature (Period Unknown)
Alternative Name(s) Altry Hill
Canmore ID 44670
Site Number NS60SE 1
NGR NS 6705 0003
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/44670
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Dalry (Stewartry)
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Stewartry
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
NS60SE 1 6705 0003.
(NS 6705 0003) Whigs Hole (NR).
OS 6" map (1958)
Whig's Hole is a large hole scooped out near the top of Altry Hill, capable of holding a hundred men, and was much used as a hiding place by the Whigs or Cameronians during the persecution. It was so deep that anyone standing in it could not be seen from a distance, while having a good view of the approaches.
Name Book 1850; J Barbour 1897; NSA 1845 (G Paterson); J H Thomson 1891
Whig's Hole, name verified, is an entirely natural feature comprising a turf-covered band of bed-rock protruding from an otherwise uniformly steep, pastured slope.
Visited by OS (JRL) 10 November 1978
