The Roman Catholic Church organises an annual pilgrimage to the cave each September with in excess of 300 people attending. The Catholic Church describe Ninian as the man who first brought the Christian faith to Scotland. It's fascinating history and can easily be googled for more information if you're interested. Reaching the cave we immediately felt the spiritual vibes - crudely made crosses were everywhere and personal offerings of all kinds for all sorts of reasons. It was a deeply moving moment at St Ninian's Cave with kB being a devout Catholic.
leaving the carpark area and the walk through the glen to the beach
coming out of the glen and approaching the beach
a contemplative moment looking over the beauty of the calm, silvery bay - it was so peaceful
it is said that all of the stones, pebbles and rocks that make up the beach, are blessed
the view from inside the cave
I left St Ninian's Cave with a touch of quiet solemnity and reflection
............ what I saw on the way to Isle of Whithorn with the Irish Sea as blue as could be
... arriving at Isle of Whithorn, parked up with a view, had a packed lunch and J went rock climbing and got a wonderful photo of St Ninian's Church ruins overlooking the Solway Firth.
Headed back and close to Newton Stewart things were looking very 'springy'!
a lovely outing on a gorgeous day......
