
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Whithorn, Bruce Street, Whithorn Priory as Grave(s) (period Unassigned), Settlement (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Christian burial ground associated with the early medieval Whithorn Priory, dating primarily to the 7th–12th centuries AD. It is significant as one of the earliest centers of Christianity in Scotland and contains important archaeological evidence of monastic and domestic life.
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Places near here
Whithorn, Bruce StreetNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 54 yd
Whithorn, Old Town HallMace (period Unassigned) · 59 yd
Whithorn, Bruce Street, Museum and Custodians HouseHouse (18th Century), Masonic Hall (period Unassigned), Museum (20th Century), School (period Unassigned) · 60 yd
Whithorn, Bruce Street, MuseumCross (period Unassigned) · 62 yd
Whithorn, Bruce Street, GeneralGeneral View (period Unassigned) · 64 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 114 yd
Whithorn, King's Road, Church Hall DevelopmentNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 166 yd
Black PlantationWood · 1534 yd
Broad PlantationWood · 1595 yd
Physgill HouseCountry House (18th Century), Hospital (first World War), Tower House (medieval) · 2.4 mi
Hill of GlassertonMountain / peak · 2.9 mi
Cruggleton CastleCastle (medieval), Motte (medieval), Settlement (period Unassigned), Tower House (medieval) · 2.9 miOther information
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