Whithorn Priory and Museum , Scotland

Whithorn Priory was a monastery in a diocese of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria was founded on the site in the 8th century. It was the centre of the revived See of Galloway under the patronage of Fergus, Lord of Galloway and Bishop Gille Aldan from the 12th century.

The late medieval cathedral priory is a ruin, most of it having disappeared completely apart from the much-altered aisleless nave and vaults at the former eastern end which once held the shrine of St. Ninian, one of medieval Scotland's major pilgrimage destinations.

Saint Ninian is a Christian saint and an early missionary among the Pictish peoples of what is now Scotland.

The Whithorn Priory Museum in the town contains artefacts from the site, which has been extensively excavated in recent years. It features a collection of stones dating from the 10th and 11th centuries.

Opening Times

1 April - 30 September,
Daily: 10.30 am to 5.00 pm

1 October to 31 October,
Daily: 10.30 am to 5:00 pm

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Ticket Prices

Adult £4.50,
Child £2.25,
Concession £3.00,
Family £12.00

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Disabled Facilities

Visitors using wheelchairs can only access the central part of the ruined Cathedral Priory Church with assistance. They can access the Museum and the door to the crypts.

Ticketing is shared with the Whithorn Trust who have a wheelchair adapted toilet in their adjacent visitor centre, The Whithorn Story.

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