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The Whithorn Trust will be closed on Monday 19th September, as a mark of respect during the funeral of Her late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II

Jul

2010

Free weekend and Living History Day

Visits to the Visitor Centre, Dig site, Historic Scotland Museum, Priory ruins are free for the weekend. On the Sunday the re-enactment society Swords of Dalriada will set up camp on the dig-site

Jun

2010

AGM of the Friends of the Whithorn Trust

The Friends of the Whithorn Trust will hold their AGM at the Whithorn Trust Visitor Centre on Wednesday 2nd June at 7pm

Mar

2010

Opening for the new season (2010)

The new visitor season

Mar

2010

Green Scheme Award

Whithorn Trust awarded silver with Green Tourism Business Scheme

Dec

2009

Whithorn Parliamentary Debate

Read the transcript of Scottish Parliament debate on
motion S3M-4580, in the name of Alasdair Morgan, on Whithorn as cradle of Christianity and
place of modern pilgrimage.

Aug

2009

DEMONSTRATION OF SILVER JEWELLERY MAKING

In the Visitor Centre

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We open from April 1st 2022 to October 31st, Sunday to Friday, 11 am to 4pm. Summer hours may be extended.

Your visit includes our chronological story of the development of Whithorn, the upper Gallery “Whithorn Cold Case” exhibition and special exhibition “Face to Face with Whithorn’s Bishops”, which is part of Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022; the ticket also includes access to the Iron Age roundhouse reconstruction via guided tour, and the Museum of early mediaeval carved stones. The crypts are currently closed to the public. All tickets are valid for one year.

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£2.90 – £15.00

12 months to give you access to our historic site at the Cradle of Christianity in Whithorn, as well as access to our exclusive online interactive timelines (Available from the 1st April 2021).

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