Whithorn Kirkyard, Scotland
This Cathedral ruin and cemetery is located in the South West Coast of Scotland in the Drumfries and Galloway region. This is Scotland's first Christian community established by St. Ninian around 400AD.
Images: Amberlyn Nelson ©2008
Track: The Ruined Church, Paul Giovanni
Music: Soundtrack to The Wicker Man 1973
Visit:
Isle of whithorn march 2015
From blade 350qx2 quadcopter and sj4000 camera
The Great Tour Day 38, 9th Aug Isle of Whithorn to Kippford
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Scotland - Dumfries, Glentrool Forest, Girvan, Galloway.
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August 2008.
Special thanks to & for the following:
Historic Scotland,
and the monuments thereof;
Forestry Commission Scotland:
FCS visitor centres at Clatteringshaws Loch and Glen Trool,
FCS nature reserve by Loch Trool;
Scottish Natural Heritage;
Scotland's National Nature Reserves;
RSPB nature reserves at Mersehead Sands, Wood of Cree, Mull of Galloway;
WWT nature reserve at Caerlaverock;
The largest independent 'Local Nature Reserve' in the British Isles at Wigtown Bay;
The nature reserve at Cream o' Galloway;
Lighthouse visitor centre, Mull of Galloway;
Botanic Gardens, Logan;
The Reverend Henry Duncan, 1774-1846, founder of savings banks, restorer of the Ruthwell Cross;
Robert the Bruce, 1274-1329, who defeated the English at Glen Trool;
The statue of Robbie Burns, Dumfries: A Man's A Man For A' That.
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Description:
1) Ruthwell Cross;
2) Ruthwell Cross;
3) Ruthwell Cross;
4) Ruthwell Church;
5) Savings Bank Museum, Ruthwell;
6) Museum;
7) Museum;
8) Museum Building;
9) Comlongon Castle, now a hotel;
10) Caerlaverock, WWT nature reserve;
11) Caerlaverock, reserve;
12) Caerlaverock, the second castle;
13) Caerlaverock, second castle;
14) Caerlaverock, the first castle, remains;
15) Caerlaverock, second castle;
16) Dumfries, a swollen River Nith;
17) Dumfries, statue of Robbie Burns;
18) Sweetheart Abbey;
19) Sweetheart Abbey;
20) Criffel Hill;
21) Sandyhills Bay, beach;
22) Sandyhills Bay, waterwheel;
23) Sandyhills Bay, beach;
24) Sandyhills Bay, campsite;
25) Tower near Kirkgunzeon;
26) Brighouse Bay;
27) Cream o' Galloway, nature reserve;
28) Cardoness Castle;
29) Road over Bengray to Laurieston Forest;
30) Loch Ken, campsite;
31) Loch Ken, fishing;
32) Loch Ken;
33) Loch Ken, disused railway viaduct;
34) View Northwards from viaduct;
35) Black Craig of Dee;
36) Clatteringshaws Loch;
37) Perished tree roots;
38) Clatteringshaws Iron Age Roundhouse;
39) Roundhouse foundation;
40) Always share your quiche with Chaffinches;
41) Clatteringshaws Loch, dam wall;
42) Cairnholy (two, situated uphill);
43) Cairnholy (two);
44) Cairnholy (one, situated downhill);
45) Cairnholy (one, courtyard at the front);
46) Cairnholy (one, cairn at the rear);
47) Road over Cairnharrow at Glen village;
48) Wood of Cree, RSPB nature reserve;
49) Glen Trool, Loch Trool;
50) Glen Trool, stone marks the victory of Robert the Bruce;
51) Buchan Burn, FCS reserve;
52) Buchan Burn;
53) Water of Minnoch, FCS visitor centre;
54) Water of Minnoch;
55) Descent from Polmaddie Hill & Carrick Forest to Barr village;
56) Girvan, station;
57) Girvan, band practise;
58) Girvan, harbour;
59) Girvan, beach;
60) Pinmore, railway viaduct on the Girvan-Stranraer line;
61) Pinmore, viaduct;
62) Forestry at Carserrigan;
63) Swallows nesting;
64) Torhouse Stone Circle;
65) Torhouse Stone Circle;
66) Torhouse, stone avenue to the East;
67) Garlieston Harbour;
68) Isle of Whithorn, harbour;
69) St. Ninian's Cave;
70) Barsalloch Fort;
71) Barsalloch Fort;
72) Druchtag Motte;
73) Druchtag Motte;
74) Drumtroddan Cup & Ring Marks;
75) Drumtroddan Cup & Ring Marks;
76) Drumtroddan Standing Stones;
77) Drumtroddan Standing Stones;
78) Whithorn Priory;
79) Whithorn Priory;
80) Restaurant at the top of the cliff, Mull of Galloway;
81) Lighthouse, Mull of Galloway;
82) Lighthouse, showing 250W sealed beams;
83) Logan Botanic Gardens;
84) Logan Botanic Gardens;
85) Logan Botanic Gardens;
86) Portpatrick Harbour.
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Old Photographs Port William Scotland
Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Port William a small fishing village in in the parish of Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway. In the 17th and 18th centuries Port William was known as much for the illicit activities of its smugglers as for the legitimate trade of its port. The original settlement was known as Killantrae, meaning 'The Church on the Beach' in Gaelic, and was probably founded not long after St Ninian arrival in nearby Whithorn towards the end of the 4th century. Killantrae was swept away following the intervention of developer and landlord Sir William Maxwell, 5th Baronet, of Monreith House. In the five years until 1776 he built an entirely new village, complete with a good harbour and was renamed Port William. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.
The arrival of the relics in St Teresa's Dumfries 3rd September 2019
The arrival of the relics in St Teresa's Dumfries 3rd September 2019
Our furthest south stop on the relics visit took us to the parish of St Teresa's in Dumfries. A very spritual and moving arrival. An interesting mix of pilgrims, including some from England, two spanish children and some representatives from the Episcopalian Church.
ST MARGARET PILGRIMAGE DUNFERMLINE 2017
ST MARGARET'S PILGRIMAGE 2017
Highlight of a profoundly spiritual and happy day for the thousands of pilgrims who gathered today in Dunfermline to visit the sites assosciated with St Margaret Queen of Scotland.
They then processed with her relic through the streets and then finally celebrated Mass at St Margaret's Church with Archbishop Leo Cushley and many priests from around the country. The many hundreds of pilgrims overflowed into the Carnegie hall to watch via a stream but returned after Mass to venerate the relic.
This is the 3rd in this form of the annual pilgrimage. Be there next year!
Durisdeer Roman Road, Fortlet and the Well Path
One of Scotland's best preserved Roman fortlets is located near the Roman Road known as the Well or Wald Path. Two Roman marching forts of the Flavian period are also located here. King James IV and other pilgrims used this route on their way to Whithorn and the shrine of Saint Ninian.
An Outlander in The Bluebell Woods to Witness the trees and bluebells ;)
An Outlander in The Bluebell Woods to Witness the trees and bluebells ;)
Not out in the mountains so I felt like a errr Outlander ;) rambling around the Bluebell Woods... In all seriousness, though, this place was magical, ashamed to say I hadnt visited it until the weekend I filmed this vlog. Its a must see.
As a side note, there are also the Witness Trees which marked the boundary of Frasers Ridge in the TV show, Outlander. However the real star of the show here are the Bluebells and the Carpet of Blue - a truly stunning location.
Side note - please excuse the low audio (didnt hav my microphone) and also please accept my apologies as I seem to be carrying a bag of dog S**t the whole way round!! lol - it was correctly disposed of at the end of the walk!
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Celtic Christianity | Wikipedia audio article
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Celtic Christianity or Insular Christianity refers broadly to certain features of Christianity that were common, or held to be common, across the Celtic-speaking world during the Early Middle Ages. Celtic Christianity has been conceived of with differing levels of specificity: some writers have described a distinct Celtic Church uniting the Celtic peoples and distinguishing them from the Roman Catholic Church, while others classify it as simply a set of distinctive practices occurring in those areas. Some scholars now reject the former notion, but note that there were certain traditions and practices used in both the Irish and British churches but not in the wider Christian world. These include a distinctive system for determining the dating of Easter, a style of monastic tonsure, a unique system of penance, and the popularity of going into exile for Christ. Additionally, there were other practices that developed in certain parts of Britain or Ireland, but which are not known to have spread beyond a particular region. The term therefore denotes regional practices among the insular churches and their associates, rather than actual theological differences.
The term Celtic Church is deprecated by some historians as it implies a unified and identifiable entity entirely separate from the mainstream of Western Christendom. Others prefer the term Insular Christianity. As Patrick Wormald explained, One of the common misconceptions is that there was a 'Roman Church' to which the 'Celtic' was nationally opposed. In German, the term Iroschottisch is used, with Lutz von Padberg placing the same caveat about a supposed dichotomy between Irish-Scottish and Roman Christianity. Celtic-speaking areas were part of Latin Christendom as a whole at a time in which there was significant regional variation of liturgy and structure with a general collective veneration of the Bishop of Rome that was no less intense in Celtic-speaking areas.Nonetheless, some distinctive traditions developed and spread to both Ireland and Great Britain, especially in the 6th and 7th centuries. Some elements may have been introduced to Ireland by the Briton St. Patrick, and later others spread from Ireland to Britain with the Irish mission system of Saint Columba. The histories of the Irish, Welsh, Scots, Breton, Cornish, and Manx Churches diverge significantly after the 8th century (resulting in a great difference between even rival Irish traditions). Later interest in the subject has led to a series of Celtic Christian revival movements, which have shaped popular perceptions of the Celts and their religious practices.
Robert the Bruce
Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (Medieval Gaelic: Roibert a Briuis; modern Scottish Gaelic: Raibeart Bruis; Norman French: Robert de Brus or Robert de Bruys, Early Scots: Robert Brus), was King of Scots from 1306 until his death in 1329. Robert was one of the most famous warriors of his generation, eventually leading Scotland during the Wars of Scottish Independence against England. He fought successfully during his reign to regain Scotland's place as an independent nation, and is today remembered in Scotland as a national hero.
Descended from the Scoto-Norman and Gaelic nobilities, through his father he was a fourth-great grandson of David I. Robert’s grandfather Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale, was one of the claimants to the Scottish throne during the 'Great Cause'. As Earl of Carrick, Robert the Bruce supported his family’s claim to the throne and took part in William Wallace’s revolt against Edward I of England.
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Robert the Bruce
Robert I , popularly known as Robert the Bruce , was King of Scots from 1306 until his death in 1329. Robert was one of the most famous warriors of his generation, eventually leading Scotland during the Wars of Scottish Independence against England. He fought successfully during his reign to regain Scotland's place as an independent nation, and is today remembered in Scotland as a national hero.
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