Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Whithorn Priory

Chapel Finian was probably built in the AD 900s or 1000s, probably as a resting spot for pilgrims on their way to Whithorn Priory. It was built in the Irish style, and is very simple, comprising a single rectangular room. The chapel is named after the Irish saint Finnian, the scholar and monastic founder who is said to have taught St Columba. Some scholars believe that Finnian is a corruption of Uinniau. Uinniau was a bishop in the 500s and established churches in Ireland and south-west Scotland. Uinniau is also thought to be the real historical figure behind St Ninian, whose cult is closely associated with nearby Whithorn.

This is an early Christian site in Scotland that was used as such from the 5th or 6th century. There are graves that are dated to this period and archaeological findings suggest that a monastery complex may have been built in the late 6th century. It is certain that the monastery was built in the 8th to 9th centuries. Local tradition names Saint Ninian as the founder of the monastery and widely credited with bringing Christianity to the region. His shrine was a popular pilgrimage destination in the Middle Ages. Some people believe that this place is the cradle of Christianity. The excellent museum underlines this. Whithorn Crozier The Whithorn Crozier was crafted from copper alloy gilded and decorated with enamels in the 12th century. It was discovered in a grave in 1957 as work was undertaken on the crypts at the Priory. It was used by the bishops of Whithorn until the 14th century when it was buried. The grave probably belonged to Simon of Wedale, who was bishop from 1326 to 1355.

This is an early Christian site in Scotland that was used as such from the 5th or 6th century. There are graves that are dated to this period and archaeological findings suggest that a monastery complex may have been built in the late 6th century. It is certain that the monastery was built in the 8th to 9th centuries. Local tradition names Saint Ninian as the founder of the monastery and widely credited with bringing Christianity to the region. His shrine was a popular pilgrimage destination in the Middle Ages. Some people believe that this place is the cradle of Christianity. The excellent museum underlines this I learned here, that around 1100 the carvers working in Whithorn were producing carvings with less amition and skill. Designs became much simpler and were more crudely carved.

This is an early Christian site in Scotland that was used as such from the 5th or 6th century. There are graves that are dated to this period and archaeological findings suggest that a monastery complex may have been built in the late 6th century. It is certain that the monastery was built in the 8th to 9th centuries. Local tradition names Saint Ninian as the founder of the monastery and widely credited with bringing Christianity to the region. His shrine was a popular pilgrimage destination in the Middle Ages. Some people believe that this place is the cradle of Christianity. The excellent museum underlines this This shaft of a cross was "re-used" around 1600 as a gravestone of a member of the local Maclellan family and was decorated with their coat of arms.

This is an early Christian site in Scotland that was used as such from the 5th or 6th century. There are graves that are dated to this period and archaeological findings suggest that a monastery complex may have been built in the late 6th century. It is certain that the monastery was built in the 8th to 9th centuries. Local tradition names Saint Ninian as the founder of the monastery and widely credited with bringing Christianity to the region. His shrine was a popular pilgrimage destination in the Middle Ages. Some people believe that this place is the cradle of Christianity. The excellent museum underlines this The "Monreith Cross" did not come from a religious side, but stood on the court-hill beside the ancient residence of the local lord, 5 km apart from Whithorn. Local justice was dispensed in the od this cross.

This is an early Christian site in Scotland that was used as such from the 5th or 6th century. There are graves that are dated to this period and archaeological findings suggest that a monastery complex may have been built in the late 6th century. It is certain that the monastery was built in the 8th to 9th centuries. Local tradition names Saint Ninian as the founder of the monastery and widely credited with bringing Christianity to the region. His shrine was a popular pilgrimage destination in the Middle Ages. Some people believe that this place is the cradle of Christianity. The excellent museum underlines this

This is an early Christian site in Scotland that was used as such from the 5th or 6th century. There are graves that are dated to this period and archaeological findings suggest that a monastery complex may have been built in the late 6th century. It is certain that the monastery was built in the 8th to 9th centuries. Local tradition names Saint Ninian as the founder of the monastery and widely credited with bringing Christianity to the region. His shrine was a popular pilgrimage destination in the Middle Ages. Some people believe that this place is the cradle of Christianity. The excellent museum underlines this A so called "Golgotha Stone" depicting three crosses.

This is an early Christian site in Scotland that was used as such from the 5th or 6th century. There are graves that are dated to this period and archaeological findings suggest that a monastery complex may have been built in the late 6th century. It is certain that the monastery was built in the 8th to 9th centuries. Local tradition names Saint Ninian as the founder of the monastery and widely credited with bringing Christianity to the region. His shrine was a popular pilgrimage destination in the Middle Ages. Some people believe that this place is the cradle of Christianity. The excellent museum underlines this This large stone was carved in the 7th century and does not have the intricate pattern seen on later carved stones. It once stood on the island of Withorn and bears (as far as I could decipher) the inscription "Petri prima Apostoli" (below the cross).

This is an early Christian site in Scotland that was used as such from the 5th or 6th century. There are graves that are dated to this period and archaeological findings suggest that a monastery complex may have been built in the late 6th century. It is certain that the monastery was built in the 8th to 9th centuries. Local tradition names Saint Ninian as the founder of the monastery and widely credited with bringing Christianity to the region. His shrine was a popular pilgrimage destination in the Middle Ages. Some people believe that this place is the cradle of Christianity. The excellent museum underlines this

This is an early Christian site in Scotland that was used as such from the 5th or 6th century. There are graves that are dated to this period and archaeological findings suggest that a monastery complex may have been built in the late 6th century. It is certain that the monastery was built in the 8th to 9th centuries. Local tradition names Saint Ninian as the founder of the monastery and widely credited with bringing Christianity to the region. His shrine was a popular pilgrimage destination in the Middle Ages. Some people believe that this place is the cradle of Christianity. The excellent museum underlines this Latinus and his daughter "We praise you, the Lord! Latinus, son of Barravados, aged 35, and his daughter, aged four, made a sign here". This memorial is the oldest surviving Christian monument in Scotland, erected about 450AD.

This is an early Christian site in Scotland that was used as such from the 5th or 6th century. There are graves that are dated to this period and archaeological findings suggest that a monastery complex may have been built in the late 6th century. It is certain that the monastery was built in the 8th to 9th centuries. Local tradition names Saint Ninian as the founder of the monastery and widely credited with bringing Christianity to the region. His shrine in the monastery church was a popular pilgrimage destination in the Middle Ages. The ruins that remain today date from the 12th and 13th centuries, when Whithorn Priory was a Premonstratensian monastery. The property of the priory was vested in the Crown in 1587, and was granted in 1606 by King James VI to the occupant of the See of Galloway

This is an early Christian site in Scotland that was used as such from the 5th or 6th century. There are graves that are dated to this period and archaeological findings suggest that a monastery complex may have been built in the late 6th century. It is certain that the monastery was built in the 8th to 9th centuries. Local tradition names Saint Ninian as the founder of the monastery and widely credited with bringing Christianity to the region. His shrine in the monastery church was a popular pilgrimage destination in the Middle Ages. The ruins that remain today date from the 12th and 13th centuries, when Whithorn Priory was a Premonstratensian monastery. The property of the priory was vested in the Crown in 1587, and was granted in 1606 by King James VI to the occupant of the See of Galloway The gateway marks the entrance to the monastery complex.