Folklore & legend

Wallace's Cave at Cartland Crags

Cartland Crags, near Lanark

Tradition set in 1297

Caves and hiding places are attached to Wallace all over southern Scotland, and the Biggar archaeology group has noted a small quarry cave near Biggar that is also often called a Wallace hiding place, and says such features take on romantic interpretations to suit local mythology. The Cartland gorge was cut by the Mouse Water and is a real and dramatic setting. Nothing links the cave to Wallace beyond tradition.

Evidence
Long-standing local tradition
Access
Access unrecorded
Location
55.684, -3.796 (Parish-level only, treat as an area)

Sources: A Vision of Britain, "History of Cartland" [other]; Biggar Archaeology Group, "History and Archaeology, Myth or Fact" [other]

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