📌 Southend, Argyll & Bute
★★
Walkers on the Kintyre Way west of Southend can’t fail to notice a series of largish caves in the cliffs on the inland side of the road. They’re also very close to St Columba’s footprints and well, and can be easily combined in the same visit. The caves aren’t particularly deep and exploring them all will only take a matter of minutes, but they’ve been inhabited intermittently from prehistoric times until as recently as the late 19th century.
🌍 Location
📌 By minor road 1 mi west of Southend
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NR 672077
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.308163,-5.670273
🚌 Bus terminates at lodge (0.5 mi to east)
🚗 Car park immediately to west
📝 Key info
⌚ Always open
🎫 Free
💬 The first cave is visible immediately east of the car park, with others a short distance beyond. Climbing the wall can be avoided by following the road east to a gate (with parking space for a single car), then doubling back on the inland side of the wall.
