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Town in Scotland
Whithorn (Scots pronunciation: [ˈʍɪthorn]; Scottish Gaelic: Taigh Mhàrtainn), is a small town and historic royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Whithorn
Human settlement in Scotland
Isle of Whithorn (Port Rosnait in Gaelic) is one of the most southerly villages and seaports in Scotland, lying on the coast north east of Burrow Head
Isle_of_Whithorn
Monastery in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Whithorn Priory was a medieval Scottish monastery that also served as a cathedral, located at 6 Bruce Street in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway
Whithorn_Priory
The Prior of Whithorn was the head of the monastic community at Whithorn Priory, attached to the bishopric of Galloway at Whithorn. It was originally
Prior_of_Whithorn
Christian of Whithorn was Bishop of Whithorn (1154–1186), the second incumbent of that Episcopal See since it had been resurrected by King Fergus of Galloway
Christian_of_Whithorn
9th-century Bishop of Whithorn
Heathored of Whithorn is sometimes given as the Northumbrian Bishop of Whithorn (Latin: Candida Casa), following the demise of Bishop Beadwulf. He is possibly
Heathored_of_Whithorn
Scottish bishop
of Saint Aldwin[e]"), of Whithorn, was a native Galwegian who was the first Bishop of the resurrected Bishopric of Whithorn or Galloway. He was the first
Gille_Aldan
Anglo-Saxon Diocese of Whithorn was a Northumbrian bishopric or diocese of the Anglo-Saxon Church. It was centred on Whithorn, now in Galloway in Scotland
Anglo-Saxon Diocese of Whithorn
Anglo-Saxon_Diocese_of_Whithorn
Former RNLI lifeboat station in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Isle of Whithorn Lifeboat Station was located at the village and seaport of Isle of Whithorn, sitting near the southern tip of the Machars peninsula, approximately
Isle of Whithorn Lifeboat Station
Isle_of_Whithorn_Lifeboat_Station
5th-century bishop, missionary, and saint
Scotland, and as Trynnian in Northern England. Ninian's major shrine was at Whithorn in Galloway, where he is associated with the Candida Casa (Latin for 'White
Ninian
Ecclesiastical position
The Bishop of Galloway, also called the Bishop of Whithorn, is the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Galloway, said to have been founded by Saint Ninian
Bishop_of_Galloway
Association football club in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Whithorn Football Club were a football team from the town of Whithorn, Scotland in The Machars in the historical county of Wigtownshire in Dumfries and
Whithorn_F.C.
Early Celtic Christian monastery
actual location. Two locations much discussed are Ninian's Candida Casa at Whithorn in Scotland, and Ty Gwyn overlooking Whitesands Bay (Pembrokeshire). According
Rosnat
8th-century Bishop of Hexham and Bishop of Whithorn
797) was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon bishop. His consecration as Bishop of Whithorn can be placed using the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle on 15 June in either 776
Æthelberht_of_Whithorn
Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 23 May 2021. "War Memorials Register: Isle of Whithorn". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 8 April 2021. "War Memorials Register:
List of public art in Dumfries and Galloway
List_of_public_art_in_Dumfries_and_Galloway
Former railway station in Scotland
Whithorn is the closed terminus of the Wigtownshire Railway branch, from Newton Stewart, of the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway. It served the
Whithorn_railway_station
Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Whithorn
English: Friþuweald or Friðewald; d. 762 × 764) was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Whithorn. The version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in the Worcester Chronicle says
Frithwald
12th-century English clergyman
John of Whithorn (died 1209) was the medieval Bishop of Galloway. His first appearance as bishop-elect is at the coronation of Richard, Cœur de Lion as
John_of_Whithorn
people and the clergy on Galloway, excepting the prior and the convent of Whithorn". This occurred on the first Sunday of Lent, i.e. on Sunday 25 February
Gilbert_of_Glenluce
Lord of Galloway (died 1161)
to have centred in valley of the river Dee and the coastal area around Whithorn, regions of substantial Scandinavian settlement. In any case, the fact
Fergus_of_Galloway
Whithorn in Wigtownshire was a royal burgh that returned one commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland and to the Convention of Estates. After the Acts
Whithorn (Parliament of Scotland constituency)
Whithorn_(Parliament_of_Scotland_constituency)
Church. The Diocese was led by the Bishop of Galloway and was centred on Whithorn Cathedral. In the Middle Ages, there was only one archdeacon, the Archdeacon
Diocese_of_Galloway
Region in southwestern Scotland
multiple-household settlements. One of these is the Rispain Camp site near Whithorn, which contained a form of bread wheat unique amongst Iron Age sites in
Galloway
Abbey in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
the mid 12th century, Fergus of Galloway resurrected the Bishopric of Whithorn, an ancient Galwegian See first established by the expansionary Northumbrians
Dundrennan_Abbey
Scottish engraver and painter
there until his death. There is a very rare watercolour view of Whithorn in the Whithorn Museum signed J. Clark and dated 1825. It was presented to HM Office
John_Heaviside_Clark
Form of medieval Christian monastic life
of Germanus at Auxerre. Many Irish monks studied at Candida Casa near Whithorn in what is now Galloway in Scotland. By the fifth century, Martin of Tours
Insular_monasticism
British architect, writer and musician
Windsor Great Park. St Martin and St Ninian Catholic Church, George Street, Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Galloway, Scotland, 1959–1960. [1] His only known building
Harry_Stuart_Goodhart-Rendel
King of Scotland from 1513 to 1542
government to be assassinated with a firearm. Robert Stewart ? 1581 Prior of Whithorn By Elizabeth Stewart Adam Stewart, Prior of Perth ? 20 June 1575 Married
James_V
Human settlement in Scotland
couple of other stores. Beyond Port William, the nearest shopping is in Whithorn, whilst the nearest supermarkets are in Newton Stewart. Monreith House
Port William, Dumfries and Galloway
Port_William,_Dumfries_and_Galloway
Council area of Scotland
of Fleet, Glenluce, Gretna Green, Gretna Haugh of Urr, Hoddom Isle of Whithorn Johnsfield, Johnstonebridge Keir, Kelloholm, Kippford, Kirkbean, Kirkcolm
Dumfries_and_Galloway
Former railway line in Scotland
Railway, which ran from a connection with the PPR at Newton Stewart to Whithorn, opened from 1875. The PPR route often known as the Port Road, linked Dumfries
Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railways
Portpatrick_and_Wigtownshire_Joint_Railways
Headland in Wigtownshire, Scotland
Head is a headland located approximately two miles south-west of Isle of Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland, and is the second southernmost point of Scotland
Burrow_Head
Church ruin in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Candida Casa was the name given to the church established by St Ninian in Whithorn, Galloway, southern Scotland, in the mid fifth century AD. The name derives
Candida_Casa
kingdom's domain in the 11th century, as Dún Reichet (Dunragit) and Futerna (Whithorn) are said to lie in the kingdom, implying that it embraced the whole of
Kingdom_of_the_Rhinns
Railway Wick to Lybster 1 April 1944 Wigtownshire Railway Newton Stewart to Whithorn and Garlieston 29 September 1950 Wilsontown branch Caledonian Railway Auchengray
List of closed railway lines in the United Kingdom
List_of_closed_railway_lines_in_the_United_Kingdom
4405778 Rispain Camp is the remains of a fortified farmstead 1 mile west of Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is one of the major Iron Age archaeological
Rispain_Camp
King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329
journey appears to have been a pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint Ninian at Whithorn; this was possibly in search of a miraculous cure, or to make his peace
Robert_the_Bruce
Orthodox monastery in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
title: "His Excellency, the Right Reverend Bishop James, Vicar-Bishop of Whithorn, Dumfries, and the Marches." On February 10, 2025, Cavendish, serving as
Botel_Abbey
Thermal spring and resort
Atmospheric Administration. p. 25. Whithorn, Bill, Doris (1981). Photo History of Chico Lodge. Livingston, MT: B.Whithorn.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple
Chico_Hot_Springs
This is a list of listed buildings in the civil parish of Whithorn, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download
List of listed buildings in Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway
List_of_listed_buildings_in_Whithorn,_Dumfries_and_Galloway
(chapter two), and, arriving back in Britain, constructed a stone church at Whithorn (chapter three). Then the text relates that king Tudwallus (British: Tutagual;
Vita_Sancti_Niniani
Peninsula in the south-west of Scotland
Cruggleton Castle, dropping a little at Portyerrock Bay and the Isle of Whithorn, and rising again at Burrow Head (where the climax of classic cult film
Machars
Football tournament
Tarff Rovers 1905–06 Stranraer 5–3 (aet) Whithorn 1906–07 Newton Stewart 1–1, 1–1, ?–? Whithorn 1907–08 Whithorn 2–1 Garlieston 1908–09 Newton Stewart 2–1
Wigtownshire_Cup
Former parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom
Scotland burgh constituencies of Wigtown, New Galloway, Stranraer and Whithorn which had all been separately represented with one commissioner each. The
Wigtown Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
Wigtown_Burghs_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Historic county in Scotland
Kirkinner Kirkmaiden Leswalt Mochrum Penninghame Portpatrick Sorbie Stoneykirk Whithorn Wigtown The civil parish of Stranraer was created out of parts of Leswalt
Wigtownshire
Scottish cave
4498°W / 54.6938; -4.4498 St Ninian's Cave is a cave in Physgill Glen, Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is a place of Roman Catholic pilgrimage
St_Ninian's_Cave
Christianity in the Celtic language–speaking world during the early Middle Ages
Whithorn where he built a church of stone, "Candida Casa". Tradition holds that Ninian established an episcopal see at the Candida Casa in Whithorn,
Celtic_Christianity
Scottish magazine editor
Presbyterian congregation at Whithorn in Wigtownshire. There he redecorated the church and manse. After a three-year pastorate at Whithorn, Struthers was called
J._P._Struthers
Selkirk Southern Stranraer Athletic Tarff Rovers Tollcross United Western Whithorn Baillieston Juniors Ballingry Rovers Bankfoot Athletic Bishopmill United
List of football clubs in Scotland
List_of_football_clubs_in_Scotland
English academic, medievalist and historian
ISBN 9781843834328 Whithorn's renown in the early medieval period: Whithorn, 'Futerna' and 'magnum monasterium' (Whithorn: Friends of the Whithorn Trust, 2009)
Fiona_Edmonds
Scottish poet and a scholar of South American literature (1926 – 2014)
Alastair Reid (22 March 1926, in Whithorn – 21 September 2014, in Manhattan) was a Scottish poet and a scholar of South American literature. He was known
Alastair_Reid_(poet)
Fearn Abbey, Easter Ross, Scotland. The Abbey was founded by canons from Whithorn Priory in Galloway, with the patronage of Fearchar mac an t-Sagairt, mormaer/earl
Abbot_of_Fearn
Scottish prelate
lords auditors on behalf of his nephew, Patrick Vaus, the future Prior of Whithorn, for whom George was tutor. Patrick was involved in a suit concerning certain
George_Vaus
one island, and are sometimes referred to as "Lewis and Harris". Isle of Whithorn and the Black Isle are peninsulas, and Isleornsay is a village which looks
List_of_islands_of_Scotland
Scottish politician, judge, and writer
estate at Penicuik House. He was a member of the Parliament of Scotland for Whithorn from 1702 to 1707, and a commissioner for the Union of Parliaments for
Sir_John_Clerk,_2nd_Baronet
City in Park County, Montana, United States
original on September 24, 2010. Retrieved August 24, 2010. Whithorn, Doris; Bill Whithorn (1979). Calamity's In Town-The Town Was Livingston, Montana
Livingston,_Montana
Senior bishop in the Church of England
authority over all of the Scottish dioceses except Whithorn, so that only the dioceses of Whithorn, Durham, and Carlisle remained to the archbishops as
Archbishop_of_York
Queen of Scotland from 1503 to 1513
In July 1507, after recovering from a period of ill-health, she went to Whithorn in Galloway, dressed in green velvet and riding on a saddle covered with
Margaret_Tudor
Castle in Scotland
is located at Cruggleton Point, around 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) east of Whithorn and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south-east of Sorbie. Excavations in the 1970s
Cruggleton_Castle
Buchanan, Mrs Greenlaw, Jimmy Herriot, Rosie Herriot, Dobbs, Mr Whithorn, Mrs Whithorn, Mr Hawley, Mr Dibble, Mr Pinkerton, Mr Casling, Mr Binns, Mr Crawford
List of All Creatures Great and Small (1978 TV series) episodes
List_of_All_Creatures_Great_and_Small_(1978_TV_series)_episodes
Former association football club in Scotland
Wanderers (1891-94) Stranraer Athletic Tarff Rovers Thornhill (Dumfriesshire) Whithorn Former Lanarkshire Football League members Carfin Rovers East Lanarkshire
Dunbar_Town_F.C.
Minister of the Church of Scotland
(location unknown). Sydserf was responsible for remodelling the nave of Whithorn Priory in line with the new styles of worship he tried to promote. Although
Thomas_Sydserf
Association football club in Scotland
Wanderers (1891-94) Stranraer Athletic Tarff Rovers Thornhill (Dumfriesshire) Whithorn Former Lanarkshire Football League members Carfin Rovers East Lanarkshire
3rd Edinburgh Rifle Volunteers F.C.
3rd_Edinburgh_Rifle_Volunteers_F.C.
Scottish poet
the Galloway Poetess. She was born in Gatehouse of Fleet and moved to Whithorn after her marriage to James Donnan. She was encouraged to write poetry
Jeanie_Donnan
Queen of Scots from 1469 to 1486
Following the birth of her son James, in 1473 she went on a pilgrimage to Whithorn and then rejoined the king at Falkland Palace. She may have taught her
Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland
Margaret_of_Denmark,_Queen_of_Scotland
Scottish economist, author and editor (1789–1864)
McCulloch John Ramsay McCulloch by Daniel Macnee Born (1789-03-01)1 March 1789 Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain Died 11 November 1864(1864-11-11)
John_Ramsay_McCulloch
1973 film by Robin Hardy
Plockton in Ross-shire. Some scenes were filmed in and around the Isle of Whithorn, where the owners of the castle, Elizabeth McAdam McLaughland and David
The_Wicker_Man
Name list
Lindisfarne (died 821), Bishop of Lindisfarne Heathored of Whithorn (fl. 833), Northumbrian Bishop of Whithorn Heathured of Worcester (died 798 or 800), Bishop
Heathured
Railway station in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Garlieston on the Wigtownshire Railway branch line, from Newton Stewart to Whithorn, of the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway. It served a rural area
Millisle_railway_station
Cistercian monastery in Cumbria, England
ongoing New window in restored north transept East window Christian of Whithorn Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale Cumbria portal List of Cistercian
Holmcultram_Abbey
Type of house with a circular plan, usually with a conical roof
England Tatton Iron Age roundhouse and pit Cheshire England Llynnon Mill, Llanddeusant Anglesey Wales Whithorn Iron Age roundhouse Whithorn Scotland
Roundhouse_(dwelling)
Scottish prelate
in commendam. Between 1516 and 1518 he held a right to the commend of Whithorn Priory, a right he gave up to the papally-backed Silvio Passarini. He held
Alexander Stewart (bishop of Moray)
Alexander_Stewart_(bishop_of_Moray)
Bishop of Galloway (d. 1235)
have died in either January or February of that year. An excavation of Whithorn Priory during 1957-67 uncovered the remains of various senior ecclesiastical
Walter_of_Whithorn
he was a bishop of the short-lived Northumbrian See of Candida Casa at Whithorn in southern Scotland. Beadwulf (alternately spelled Baldwulf, Badulf, Badwulf
Beadwulf
Disused railway station in Scotland
of Penninghame Wigtown Kirkinner Whauphill Sorbie Millisle Garlieston Whithorn List of closed railway stations in Britain Notes Butt, Page 46 Casserley
Broughton Skeog railway station
Broughton_Skeog_railway_station
Tidal island in northeast England
York. There were only three bishops under York: Hexham, Lindisfarne and Whithorn, whereas Canterbury had the 12 envisioned by St Augustine. At that time
Lindisfarne
Town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
homely character, thatched and one storey high". The Newton Stewart to Whithorn branch railway line had a station at Wigtown which opened in 1877. Wigtown
Wigtown
Genus of flowering plants in the rose family Rosaceae
including 'Toba' and 'Snowbird' Crataegus × ruscinonensis – Hybrid Hawthorn, Whithorn, Single-seed Hawthorn. Hybrid between C. azarolus and C. monogyna. Crataegus
Crataegus
Historic site in Scotland
estate for conservation, and is now on display in the Whithorn Museum. The Monreith Cross in Whithorn Museum Historic Environment Scotland. "MONREITH HOUSE
Monreith_House
Former railway station in Scotland
the village of Sorbie on the then Wigtownshire Railway branch line to Whithorn, from Newton Stewart, later becoming the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint
Sorbie_railway_station
Topics referred to by the same term
Candida, Campania, a comune in Avellino, Italy Candida Casa, a church in Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Aguas Cándidas, a municipality in Burgos
Candida
Former association football club in Scotland
Wanderers (1891-94) Stranraer Athletic Tarff Rovers Thornhill (Dumfriesshire) Whithorn Former Lanarkshire Football League members Carfin Rovers East Lanarkshire
Harp_F.C._(1894)
1708–1885 Wigtown Burghs Wigtown Wigtownshire 1708–1885 Stranraer Wigtownshire 1708–1885 New Galloway Kirkcudbrightshire 1708–1885 Whithorn Wigtownshire
District_of_burghs
Period in late antiquity in Great Britain
administrative and doctrinal touch with Gaul as late as 455. In the north, Whithorn is said to be the earliest church in Scotland, being founded in 397 by
Sub-Roman_Britain
British Second World War portable temporary harbours
Cairn Head on the south side of Portyerrock Bay on the road to Isle of Whithorn. Old House Point, Cairnryan, Dumfries and Galloway, three beetles at the
Mulberry_harbours
Town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
took pilgrims across the River Cree estuary to the shrine of St Ninian at Whithorn. This is why the local football team, formed in 1895, are known as "The
Creetown
Queen of Scotland from 1538 to 1542
France. Guise first planned to sail with Mary from Dumbarton as far as Whithorn where she would make pilgrimage. Instead, she returned for a council meeting
Mary_of_Guise
Building in near Kemnay in Aberdeenshire
from the excavation. St Ninian Placenames "The Whithorn Trust explore the archaeology and history of Whithorn and examine its role in the evolution of Christianity
Fetternear_Palace
Tool or farm implement
JSTOR 3698571 P. Hill and K. Kucharski, "Early Medieval Ploughing at Whithorn and the Chronology of Plough Pebbles", Transactions of the Dumfriesshire
Plough
Former association football club in Scotland
Wanderers (1891-94) Stranraer Athletic Tarff Rovers Thornhill (Dumfriesshire) Whithorn Former Lanarkshire Football League members Carfin Rovers East Lanarkshire
Possilpark_F.C.
Movement that established the Church of Scotland
whole Ecclesia Scoticana, with individual Scottish bishoprics (except Whithorn/Galloway), became the "special daughter of the see of Rome". It was run
Scottish_Reformation
Association football club in Glasgow City, Scotland
Wanderers (1891-94) Stranraer Athletic Tarff Rovers Thornhill (Dumfriesshire) Whithorn Former Lanarkshire Football League members Carfin Rovers East Lanarkshire
Granton_F.C.
Former railway station in Scotland
station on the Wigtownshire Railway branch line, from Newton Stewart to Whithorn, of the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway. It served a very rural
Causeway_End_railway_station
Topics referred to by the same term
Frithuwald of Bernicia, 6th century King of Bernicia Frithuwald, Bishop of Whithorn, 735–763x764 This disambiguation page lists articles about people with
Frithuwold
Convention of Estates. After the Acts of Union 1707, Stranraer, New Galloway, Whithorn and Wigtown formed the Wigtown district of burghs, returning one member
Stranraer (Parliament of Scotland constituency)
Stranraer_(Parliament_of_Scotland_constituency)
Association football club in Glasgow City, Scotland
Wanderers (1891-94) Stranraer Athletic Tarff Rovers Thornhill (Dumfriesshire) Whithorn Former Lanarkshire Football League members Carfin Rovers East Lanarkshire
St_Peter's_F.C.
Former association football club in Scotland
Wanderers (1891-94) Stranraer Athletic Tarff Rovers Thornhill (Dumfriesshire) Whithorn Former Lanarkshire Football League members Carfin Rovers East Lanarkshire
Motherwell_Shamrock_F.C.
Scottish poet
University of Edinburgh in 1930. He later taught at schools in Edinburgh and Whithorn. He also translated poetry and fiction from German and medieval Latin into
J._K._Annand
Human settlement in Scotland
and Galloway Council, Scotland. It is located midway between Wigtown and Whithorn on the A714 road. Farming forms the principal local industry in the area
Sorbie
Styles of Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans
Chapel, Edinburgh Castle (early 12th century) St Rule's Church, St Andrews Whithorn Cathedral Leuchars Church: arcading Kirkwall Cathedral: nave St Rule's
Norman_architecture
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