Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLD KIRK (in ruins) Continued | Old Church (continued) | 034 | [Continued] in the Kingdom. In the Church Yard are several large vaults which appear to be the remains of part of the Cathedral. Many of the most distinguished personages including Kings, Queens and the highest nobles visited Whithorn & paid homage to the memory of this remarkable Saint, in 1473 Margaret Queen of James 3rd made a pilgrimage here & James 4th & his Queen during his reign made several pilgrimages to the Sepulchre of the Holy St Ninian. in 1513 the old Earl of Angus (Bell-the-Cat) made a pilgrimage to the reputed relics of Whithorn engaging before he set out to reform all disorders on his way . So infatuated populace (See next page) |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 71 -- Parish of Whithorn
Form 136
Old Church (in ruins)
(continued)
Note 1
Dont write yet WDG
Note 2
The Antiquities about Whithorn
require further Enquiry - When the Plan
is Engraved I propose trying to trace the
Roman Road from the Castra Stativa
to Whithorn & along the Coast if possible
I can do this without delaying the publication
while the Contouring is going on. WDG
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 84 - Parishes of Glasserton, Sorbie and Whithorn, OS1/35/84
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Glasserton, Sorbie, and Whithorn.
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Wigtown, which is in the south west of Scotland.