Gilmerton Cove Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
Glimerton Cove - Edinburgh. The caves have been inhabited for at least 300 years & various theories exist about what they were used for, among them that they may have been a meeting place for the Covenanters, who were persecuted in the 17th century for opposing religious reforms of King Charles I. Records show they were inhabited by George Paterson, a blacksmith, in the 18th century, but archaeologists say the network could not have been dug by one man & believe they may date back centuries.