St Fillan’s Cave
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St Fillan’s Cave is a historic religious site in Pittenweem, Scotland, traditionally associated with the early Christian hermit Saint Fillan and later used as a place of pilgrimage and worship.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian pilgrimage site
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cave → historic religious site → |
| access |
public
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via key from nearby house or church → |
| associatedWith |
Saint Fillan
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| country |
Scotland
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| culturalSignificance |
linked to early Scottish Christianity
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| dedicatedTo |
Saint Fillan
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| hasFeature |
holy well
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inscriptions → rock‑cut chamber → stone altar → |
| hasNameVariant |
Saint Fillan’s Cave
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St Fillan's Cave → |
| heritageStatus |
scheduled monument
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| locatedIn |
Fife
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Pittenweem → Scotland → |
| managedBy |
Pittenweem Parish Church
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| near |
Pittenweem Harbour
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| partOf |
religious heritage of Pittenweem
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| periodOfUse |
medieval period
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modern era as devotional site → |
| religion |
Christianity
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| tourism |
local visitor attraction
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| tradition |
Saint Fillan lived and prayed in the cave
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site of early Christian hermitage → |
| usedFor |
pilgrimage
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worship → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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St Fillan’s Cave
("St Fillan's Cave")
→
St Fillan’s Cave ("Saint Fillan’s Cave") → |
hasNameVariant |
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Pittenweem
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hasReligiousSite |
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St Fillan’s Cave
("Saint Fillan lived and prayed in the cave")
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tradition |