Alternative Names Wemyss Caves; Glassworks Cave; Glass-House Cave
Site type CAVE, ROCK CARVING(S)
Canmore ID 53976
Site Number NT39NW 6
NGR NT 3342 9585
Council FIFE
Parish WEMYSS
Former Region FIFE
Former District KIRKCALDY
Former County FIFE

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Archaeological Notes

NT39NW 6 3342 9585.

(NT 3342 9585) Glass Cave (NAT)
OS 6" map, (1938)

On the walls of the Glass-house, or Glasswork, Cave are engraved the arch symbol (repeated three times) and six small crosses.
J R Allen and J Anderson 1903; C MacLagan 1876.

The roof of the Glass Cave fell in about 1900.
A Cunningham 1905.

The roof-fall referred to above occurred near the mouth of the cave, and no carvings are now visible.
Visited by OS (J F C) 6 October 1954.

Allen and Anderson, J R and J (1903) The early Christian monuments of Scotland: a classified illustrated descriptive list of the monuments with an analysis of their symbolism and ornamentation, Edinburgh
Page(s): 370 Held at RCAHMS G.1.11.ALL

Armit, I (1998i) Scotland's hidden history, Stroud, Gloucestershire
Page(s): 144 Held at RCAHMS E.2.1.ARM

Cunningham, A (1905) Rambles in the parish of Scoonie and Wemyss,
Page(s): 198

Guttmann, E (2002) 'Time and tide at East Wemyss: excavations on the foreshore 1980-1995', Tayside Fife Archaeol J, vol.8 Perth
Page(s): 111-124

Maclagan, C (1876) 'Notes on the sculptured caves near Dysart, in Fife, illustrated by drawings of the sculptures', Proc Soc Antiq Scot, vol.11
Page(s): 107