This sandstone cave is formed from a large overhanging rock, which is supported by a single, natural rock pillar almost in the middle of the cave. The cave itself is large enough to provide shelter for a small group of people. According to the legend, this cave might have been among the many places where the monks escaping Danish invaders either took shelter while transporting their most holy relic (St. Cuthbert’s body) or where Cuthbert himself may have spent time living as an anchorite hermit before moving to the Farne Islands. These stories…
