What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Whithorn, St John's Street, St John's Church as Church (19th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
St John's Church in Whithorn is associated with St John the Baptist and is part of a long Christian tradition in the area, which includes early medieval monastic activity linked to St Ninian. The site reflects the continuity of Christian worship in Galloway, though specific local folklore or healing traditions connected to the church are not widely documented.
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Places near here
Whithorn, Park Lane, MansefieldManse (19th Century) · 52 yd,_Dumfries_%26_Galloway_(geograph_6162903).jpg?width=1280)
Whithorn, Whithorn StationRailway Station (19th Century) · 284 yd
Whithorn, Bruce Street, Whithorn Parish ChurchBurial Ground (18th Century), Church (18th Century) · 382 yd
Whithorn, Bruce Street, MuseumCross (period Unassigned) · 398 yd
Whithorn, Bruce StreetNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 453 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 460 yd
Whithorn, King's Road, Church Hall DevelopmentNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 470 yd
Black PlantationWood · 1738 yd
Broad PlantationWood · 1.1 mi
Physgill HouseCountry House (18th Century), Hospital (first World War), Tower House (medieval) · 2.7 mi
Cruggleton CastleCastle (medieval), Motte (medieval), Settlement (period Unassigned), Tower House (medieval) · 2.7 mi
Hill of GlassertonMountain / peak · 3.1 miOther information
Photo: Billy McCrorie · CC BY-SA 2.0