| Official Name: | St Ninian's Cave |
| Lieutenancy Scotland: | Wigtown |
| Unitary Scotland: | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Map Alt: | | map_type = | os_grid_reference = NX4212935962| area_total_km2 = | area_total_sq_mi = | static_image_caption = Entrance of the cave, 2007| static_image_name = File:St.Ninian Cave entrance 2007.JPG| country = Scotland| hide_services = yes}}St Ninian's Cave is a cave in Physgill Glen, Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.[1] [2] It features in the climax of the acclaimed 1973 horror film The Wicker Man.[3] [4] It is a place of Roman Catholic pilgrimage by way of its association with the Scottish saint Ninian. Excavations in the cave in the 1880s and the 1950s uncovered a collection of early medieval carved stones. There were 18 in total, most of them built into a post-medieval wall, others lying loose in the cave's interior or at its mouth.[5] Rockfalls near the entrance have diminished the size of the cave over time, as seen at right. See also |