upper valley st kevin s bed

St. Kevin's Bed: A man-made cave dug into a cliff-face and overlooking the Upper lake from a height of 10 metres, it is probable that this cave predates Kevin's arrival. It is likely that the saint used it as his sleeping quarters, it being too small and cramped to be of further practical use. Centuries later it was used by St. Laurence O'Toole as the site of his annual Lenten penance and following the failure of the 1798 rising it was used as a place of refuge by Michael O'Dwyer, the famous Wicklow rebel. Today it is highly dangerous to approach St. Kevin's bed from Lugduff mountain and visitors are warned to be content to view the cave from the opposite shore.