Dunfermline Heritage - St Margaret's Cave Traditional Cache
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Dunfermline Heritage - St Margaret's Cave
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One in a series of places of interest around Dunfermline Town centre. Parking for all in this series is available in the town’s car parks.
St Margaret's Cave - Queen Margaret came here to pray over 900 years ago. Then there was only a wooded path by a stream at the bottom of the valley with a short climb up to the small cave. Now there's a tunnel with 87 steps leading deep underground. Margaret was a Saxon princess, granddaughter of King Edmund Ironside of England, born around 1047 in Hungary where her exiled father had settled. Margaret became Queen of Scotland when she married King Malcolm Canmore in Dunfermline around 1070. Three of her eight children became Kings of Scotland: Edgar, Alexander and David. In 1093, after a deeply religious and charitable life, Margaret died on 16th November - her saint's day is still celebrated on this date. She was made a Saint by Pope Innocent the Fourth in honour of her life and the miracles associated with her after her death. This special place has an atmosphere all of its own. When you descend into the earth, with the haunting sound of monks singing, you can feel the weight of centuries of Dunfermline's history. St Margaret's Cave, her holy sanctuary and retreat for prayer. So humble was she about her devotion that King Malcolm thought that her absences signified an affair and had her followed. The cave remains a place of pilgrimage. GPS was a bit erratic at the time of placing but the clue should help. You will need to bring your own pen.
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Raq bs ebhgr. Zntargvp Anab