Historic Whithorn by R D Oram
Situated in the far south-west of Scotland, overlooking the Solway Firth, Whithorn is well-known as the site of an important early Christian monastery. The settlement was created a burgh of barony for the prior of Whithorn in the early fourteenth century. There were Christians living in the settlement at Whithorn by the mid-fifth century, and a monastery may have been founded on the priory site by the sixth century. By the eleventh century, a settlement of craftsmen and traders had grown up around this religious site. Like Tain in the north-east of Scotland, the site became a focus for pilgrimage, a profitable activity until the Reformation saw the banning of pilgrimages in 1581. In the post-medieval period the town's economy was based on cattle and agriculture, and a small amount of trade through the burgh's port at Isle of Whithorn.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781902771823 |
| ISBN 10 | 1902771826 |
| Title | Historic Whithorn |
| Author | R D Oram |
| Series | Scottish Burgh Survey |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Council for British Archaeology |
| Year published | 2010-12-31 |
| Number of pages | 168 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |