Isle o Whithorn
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Isle o Whithorn (Port Rosnait in Scots Gaelic) is ane o the maist soothren veelages an seaports in Scotland, lyin on the coast nor'east o Burrow Heid, aboot 3 mile fae Whithorn in the historical coonty o Wigtounshire in Dumfries an Gallowa, Scotland. Whithorn is an umwhile ryal burgh that the Isle o Whithorn is frequent wrangously mellt or confuised wi. It is refert tae local as "The Isle" - niver as "the Isle o Withorn".
Isle of Whithorn | |
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Location within Dumfries an Gallowa | |
Population | 300 (2001 Census) |
OS grid reference | NX479273 |
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Kintra | Scotland |
Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
Post toun | NEWTON STEWART |
Postcode destrict | DG8 |
Diallin code | 01988 |
Police | Scots |
Fire | Scots |
Ambulance | Scots |
EU Pairlament | Scotland |
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The veelage is the location o the lang-ruint 13t century Saunt Ringan's Chaipel, umwhile a chaipel linked tae Whithorn Priory an a stappin-aff pynt for pilgrimers laundin on Isle Heid an makkin thair wey tae Whithorn. Awtho no langer a true island, John Ainslie's maps as late as 1782 an 1821 shaw the Isle as an island. The main street wis oreeginal a causey, wi the herbour locatit on whit wis than the true isle.
The Isle haes a lang history o bidin in, for exemple a survey o the grund atween the Isle veelage an Saunt Ringan's Chaipel kythed clearance cairns an cultivation furrs, as weel as the remeens o a rectangular biggin occupeein the rig o the law hill juist til the wast o the chaipel, wi possible staps leadin dounhill taewart the east.[1]