Whithorn

Whithorn, is a royal burgh in the historic county of Wigtownshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about 10 miles south of Wigtown. The town was the location of the first recorded Christian church in Scotland, Candida Casa "White/Shining House", built by Saint Ninian about 397 CE.

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Location: 54.735, -4.416, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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• File:Barholm Castle.jpg

  Barholm Castle ⓘ
  castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  

• File:Carsluith Castle - view of NW (entrance) elevation.jpg

  Carsluith Castle ⓘ
  castle in Scotland  

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  Machermore Castle ⓘ
  castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  

• File:Sorbie Tower 20100926.jpg

  Sorbie Tower ⓘ
  tower house in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  

• File:Stewartry Museum - geograph.org.uk - 840957.jpg

  Stewartry Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Kirkcudbright, Scotland

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  Creetown Gem Rock Museum ⓘ
  museum in Creetown, Scotland, UK

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  Whithorn Priory and Museum ⓘ
  museum in Whithorn, Newton Stewart, Scotland, UK

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  Creetown Heritage Museum ⓘ
  museum in Newton Stewart, Scotland, UK

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  The David Coulthard Museum ⓘ
  museum in Twynholm, Scotland, UK

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1893 Stewartry Museum

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1971 Creetown Gem Rock Museum

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1994 Whithorn Priory and Museum

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1996 Creetown Heritage Museum

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1997 The David Coulthard Museum

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Ordnance Survey One-Inch Sheet 80 Kirkcudbright, Published 1963

Inscribed Monument at Whithorn

OS six-inch map of Whithorn

George Street, Whithorn

Crossroads at Craig Cottages, with Southern Uplands in background

Isle of Man from Burrow Head

War memorial Whithorn

Rigg Bay with Mulberry Harbour prototype

Ducker Craig

Portyerrock Mill and Mill Cottage

• Whithorn, Latinus and the Origins of Christianity in Northern Britain - chapter published in 2001

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Barholm Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Carsluith Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Machermore Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Sorbie Tower	castle, tower house	Wikidata
site	museum	1893	Stewartry Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1971	Creetown Gem Rock Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	Whithorn Priory and Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Creetown Heritage Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1997	The David Coulthard Museum	museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Ordnance Survey One-Inch Sheet 80 Kirkcudbright, Published 1963		Commons
commons	image		Inscribed Monument at Whithorn		Commons
commons	image		OS six-inch map of Whithorn		Commons
commons	image		George Street, Whithorn		Commons
commons	image		Crossroads at Craig Cottages, with Southern Uplands in background		Commons
commons	image		Isle of Man from Burrow Head		Commons
commons	image		War memorial Whithorn		Commons
commons	image		Rigg Bay with Mulberry Harbour prototype		Commons
commons	image		Ducker Craig		Commons
commons	image		Portyerrock Mill and Mill Cottage		Commons