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Whithorn, Bruce Street, Whithorn Priory

Grave(s) (period Unassigned), Settlement (period Unassigned)
Whithorn, Bruce Street, Whithorn Priory
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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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Photo: Darren Haddock · CC BY-SA 2.0