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Whithorn Visitor Centre and Museum

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Whithorn Visitor Centre and Museum
Whithorn Visitor Centre and Museum
Whithorn
Dumfries and Galloway
Scotland
DG8 8PE

Tel: 01988 500 508
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About Whithorn Visitor Centre and Museum

Follow the footsteps of commoners and kings who for centuries, have visited the shrine of St. Ninian, Scotland's very first saint. Discover more about Whithorn's early Christian past and the continuous story of the churches on the site. Marvel at the magnificent 12th century bishops crozier and rings.
The scheduled monument site at Whithorn has been known by archaeologists for over a century. Artefacts now on display include fragments of early imported glass and pottery, a rare collection of Northumbrian coins, evidence of Viking cat farming and decorated antler comb production and personal items lost by pilgrims visiting the site.



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