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Natural PlacesSite Name: Billy Marshall's CaveCountry: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Newton Stewart
Map Ref: NX494679
Latitude: 54.982862N Longitude: 4.354968W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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markj99 visited on 16th May 2009 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 1 It has been more than ten years since I last visited Billy Marshall's Cave. I wonder how many people have visited it since then. There was a geocache box in it so maybe that would have increased its popularity.
The above quote is from Newton Stewart WalkFest. It is more of a rock recess than a cave lying 2 metres below the slope of Cairnsmore of Fleet and extending for around 10 metres. The easiest way to find Billy Marshall's Cave is from the summit of Cairnsmore of Fleet. Skirting round Cairnsmore is pathless and longer. Approaching from the N via forest tracks and boggy moorland is unappealing.
From the trig point head NW towards Eastman's cairn (a pile of stones) at NX495675. Follow down the slope to the N towards NX494679. This may require scrambling down into the valley but it is moderate. Lookout for a flat rock with a rusted iron bar protruding vertically. Billy Marshall's Cave is situated within several yards, a narrow vertical entrance into the cave.
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