King's Cave
The cave at Drummadoon
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| Image: view into King's Cave, Tony Oldham's rear. Image by his wife Anne Oldham. |
Useful Information
History
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| Image: Tony Oldham in King's Cave, image by Anne Oldham. |
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| 1306 | King Robert the Bruce I. was probably hiding in this cave after a lost battle. |
Description
The cave at Drumadoon is now called the King's Cave after
Robert the Bruce but in earlier times was identified
with the legendary Fionn and called Fionn's Cave.
The cave has several Viking carvings on the central pillar.
The most interesting one seems to represent a man holding what might be a bow
over the top of his head.
However, it is not known, what the instrument really represents.
Another carving might be a twohanded sword or cross, suggesting that the cave
might once have been used for religious purposes.
Other carvings include the image of a horse.
During the stay of Robert the Bruce in Arran,
presumably at Whiting Bay, he met the Arran woman with second sight,
who predicted that he would eventually free Scotland from the enemy.
In order to show her own faith in the prophecy she had made, she sent her two
sons in his service.
This large sea cave was formed 6,000 years ago, when the sea level was higher
than now.
The cliffs of Drumadoon, around the cave, and most other cliffs around Arran,
were formed 10,000 years ago during the last cold phase of the Ice Age.
See also
Location by UK Streetmap
