Maiden by pat40
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Description
There is a small man-made cave carved into the outcrop beneath the Bunnet Stane called Maiden's Bower. The story goes that many years ago a young maiden fell in love with the son of a rival family. The stone was their meeting spot but one day, as she approached, she saw her father's men ambush and kill the young man. After that she refused to return home and spent the remainder of her life in the cave, becoming known locally as a saint. More realistic theories suggest that the cave may have been built by a landlord as a bothy or by surveyors in the 19th century. A further explanation was provided by a contributor to the Scots Magazine, a few years ago. This person was an elderly lady who, as a child, spent holiday time at the nearby farm of Wester Nether Urquhart. In her letter, she described an old man (possibly an ex-soldier) who was given permission by the farmer to make himself a small bothy which he occupied while employed as a shepherd. An examination of the interior shows the remains of an iron fire grate and ventilation chimney. The walls bear grooves, notches and small platforms which are likely to have served the purpose of partitioning off, say, a sleeping area or storage. One largeish notch in the southern wall may have supported one end of a sleeping platform, this is far as i got with the cave Maiden Bower , it looked a bit too spooky inside,
Comments (10)
giulband
Very very interesting story !!!!!!
durleybeachbum
Fascinating!
Jean_C
A very strange place indeed! Nice capture and thanks for the interesting stories!
CavalierLady
Fascinating story, history and image. I had to google the definition of 'bothy' and makes sense but would be a very rustic existence!
jayfar
A super find Pat and I love the stories that surround it. Julie is now having her op tomorrow (Tuesday).
Star4mation
Interesting place Pat :)
Cyve
beautiful storie and fantastic shot also !
Faemike55
Thank you Pat! this is a great photo. Think of the time it took to make this a 'comfortable' niche
danapommet
Lots of wonderful information Pat and a very good from the outside. You should have gone in Bern would have saved you!!!!!!!
miwi
Super shot,excellent info;klasse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!