Whithorn



Rispain Camp - Day outRispain Camp
St Ninian's Cave - Day outSt Ninian's Cave
St Ninian's Chapel - Day outSt Ninian's Chapel
Whithorn Priory and Museum - Day outWhithorn Priory and Museum
Whithorn Visitor Centre and Museum - Day outWhithorn Visitor Centre and Museum

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Rispain Camp

Rispain Camp is a rectangular settlement defended by a bank and ditch. ...

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St Ninian's Cave

St Ninian's Cave is traditionally associated with St Ninian. Early crosses found at the site are housed at Whithorn Museum. Weathered crosses carved on the walls of St Ninian's Cave are still visible. ...

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St Ninian's Chapel

Restored ruins of a 13th-century chapel, probably used by pilgrims on their way to Whithorn.
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Whithorn Priory and Museum

Whithorn Priory and Museum is set on one of the earliest Christian sites in Scotland, Whithorn was traditionally held to be founded by St Ninian in the 5th or 6th century. In the 12th century a priory for Premonstratensians was built here and became ...

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Whithorn Visitor Centre and Museum

Follow the footsteps of commoners and kings who for centuries, have visited the shrine of St. Ninian, Scotland's very first saint. Discover more about Whithorn's early Christian past and the continuous story of the churches on the site. Marvel at the ...