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.
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Saint Ninian is a Christian saint first mentioned in the 8th century as being an early missionary among the Pictish peoples of what is now Scotland.For this reason he is known as the Apostle to the Southern Picts, and there are numerous dedications to him in those parts of Scotland with a Pictish heritage, throughout the Scottish Lowlands, and in parts of Northern England with a Northumbrian heritage.In Scotland, Ninian is also known as Ringan, and as Trynnian in Northern England.Ninian's major shrine was at Whithorn in Galloway, where he is associated with the Candida Casa .
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Crossraguel Abbey part2
Hi everyone thank you very much for reading here is the history of the Crossraguel Abbey..
The Abbey of Saint Mary of Crossraguel is a ruin of a former abbey near the town of Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland.
The origin of the abbey's name refers to the ancient Cross of Riaghail (Latin form St Regulus) that stood on the spot.
Crossraguel was a Cluniac abbey and the monks - members of a branch of the Benedictines - were known as the Black monks after the colour of their clothes.
Founded in 1244 by Donnchadh, Earl of Carrick, following an earlier donation of 1225, to the monks of Paisley Abbey for that purpose. They reputedly built nothing more than a small chapel.
History:
Crossraguel Abbey was founded in 1244 by Duncan, 1st Earl of Carrick. The earl sought assistance from the abbot and monks of Paisley Abbey and provided them with land and funds. However, the Paisley superiors built only a small chapel for Crossraguel and kept the remainder for themselves. Upset at this, the earl took the case to law, seeking assistance from the Bishop of Glasgow, who ruled on the earl's behalf. He required not only that Paisley build the monastery at Crossraguel, but also that some of the monks from Paisley should be transferred there. These monks were given the authority to choose their own abbot. The abbot of Paisley, it was decreed, was not to interfere with Crossraguel's affairs, though he was allowed a yearly visit. All of Paisley's possessions in Carrick were to be handed over to Crossraguel, a ruling which the abbot of Paisley appealed to the pope in 1265, but to no avail.
Crossraguel was sacked in 1307 by the army of Edward I. It was rebuilt on a larger scale and remained a monastery until 1560, when the Reformation ended monastic institutions in Scotland. However, the few remaining monks were allowed to live out their time there until the last monk died in 1601. Some of the stone has been removed for local construction, but the Abbey ruins remain some of the most complete of any medieval religious house to survive in Scotland. Like Paisley Abbey, Crossraguel was of the Order of Cluny whose mission was to encourage pilgrimage. It is no accident then that Crossraguel is half-way between Paisley and Whithorn on the Ayrshire pilgrims' trail to the shrine of St Ninian in The Machars of Galloway. The site is looked after by Historic Scotland as a scheduled monument and is open to the public with an entrance charge.
The Kennedy family, Earls of Cassilis famously obtained the lands of Crossraguel Abbey through the torturing by Gilbert Kennedy, 4th Earl of Cassilis of Allan Stewart, the commendator at his castle of Dunure.
in Autumn, 1506, Montjoie (Gilbert Chauveau), French King of Arms, visited Crossraguel probably as part of his diplomatic missions regarding Scottish military support for King Hans (John) of Denmark. Montjoie had already spent time at the Court of King Henry VII of England before moving to Scotland and from there, visited Denmark. The record of him visiting Crossraguel is found in the Treasurer's Accounts of James IV, King of Scots - ‘Item, to Johne Beg, messingeir, to pas to Corsragwell and other places with writingis to warne of Montjoyis cummyng.
Crossraguel Abbey is one of the finest and most compleate medieval monasteries in Scotland. Closely link to Robert the Bruce, it survived the War of Independence of the 1300s (Wars of Independence is between Scotland and England before become United Kingdom in 1707) and prospered in the centuries that followed, Much of the present fabric was bulit in the 1400s, including the finely decorated chapter house and sacristy. The Kennedy family, who gained control of the abbey in the 1500s, added two of its most distinctive buildings: the fashionable tower house and the imposing gatehouse..
When the last monk had died round 1617 and the life of the abbey as a religious establishment was at an end, long after its religious role had ceased, The abbey was taken into state care in 1913.
St Ninian's Chapel and Lazar (Leper) Hospital, Prestwick
King Robert the Bruce established a Lazar or Leper Hospital here and improved Saint Ninian's Chapel after being miraculously cured of the disease by drinking from the nearby well. He endowed the establishment with land to supply funds, such as the Lands of Robertloan (Loans). The dark blue or black glass-like stones set into the walls of the old kirk may be fragments of the Lepers' Charter Stone that was sadly smashed in the 19th century.
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Whithorn medieval fayre
The Whithorn Medieval Fayre with stalls, games and a falconry display.
New Dawn in Scotland 2017
New Dawn in Scotland Procession 2017
Scotland - Dumfries, Glentrool Forest, Girvan, Galloway.
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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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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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Places to see in ( Stranraer - UK )
Places to see in ( Stranraer - UK )
Stranraer is a town in Inch, Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland. Stranraer lies on the shores of Loch Ryan, on the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland. Stranraer is Dumfries and Galloway's second-largest town.
Stranraer is an administrative centre for the West Galloway Wigtownshire area of Dumfries and Galloway. It is best known as having been a ferry port, previously connecting Scotland with Belfast and Larne in Northern Ireland; the last service was transferred to nearby Cairnryan in November 2011. The main industries in the area are the ferry port, with associated industries, tourism and, more traditionally, farming.
Some argue that the name comes from the Scottish Gaelic An t-Sròn Reamhar meaning The Fat Nose, but which more prosaically might be rendered as the broad headland. The most commonly accepted explanation is that it derives its name from the strand or burn which divides the row, raw, of houses on its banks. (The town burn, now under the two Strand streets.) In time Strandraw was named and spelled Stranrawer, and afterwards Stranraer.
The A77 runs north towards Ayr, Prestwick and Glasgow. The A75 runs east from Stranraer to Gretna, with links to the M6 going to Carlisle. The A75 is part of European route E18, but, like all European routes, it is not signposted as such in the United Kingdom. The main national coach providers operate services from Stranraer. National Express offer a service to London, and Scottish Citylink (in association with Ulsterbus) operate services to Edinburgh.
Stranraer railway station is the southern terminus for one of the branch lines of the Glasgow South Western Line. Trains are provided by Abellio ScotRail daily to Ayr, Glasgow Central, and Kilmarnock. From Stranraer connections to the West Coast Main Line, can be made at Glasgow Central, or traveling via Ayr, Kilmarnock, Dumfries to Carlisle. Onward trains from either Glasgow Central or Carlisle connect direct to London Euston and other destinations such as Manchester Piccadilly, Crewe and Birmingham New Street.
The Castle of St. John is a medieval tower house, built around 1500 by the Adairs of Kilhilt. It has been used as a home, a court, a prison, and a military garrison, the last during the Killing Times in the 1680s. The Old Town Hall, built in 1776, now houses the Stranraer Museum with its displays of Victorian Wigtownshire and the town's polar explorers, Sir John Ross and his nephew James Clark Ross. The town is also home to the North West Castle, built in 1820 and the first hotel in the world with its own indoor curling ice rink.
Local tourist attractions include:
Ardwell Gardens
Castle of St John
Castle Kennedy Gardens – a 75-acre (30 ha) garden between two lochs, noted for its rhododendrons, azaleas and embothriums in the grounds of Lochinch Castle, the seat of the Earls of Stair.
Glenluce Abbey – a 12th-century Cistercian monastery.
Glenwhan Gardens – a 12-acre (4.9 ha) garden near Dunragit.
Logan Botanic Garden, near Port Logan village, one of the four sites of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
Mull of Galloway – the most southerly point of Scotland, with a lighthouse, visitor centre and RSPB bird reserve.
Portpatrick
The Robert the Bruce Trail begins at Loch Ryan, near Stranraer.
Southern Upland Way – a 212-mile (341 km) coast-to-coast path between Portpatrick and Cockburnspath.
Stranraer Museum
Whithorn – with its relics of St Ninian.
Wigtown – Scotland's national book town.
( Stranraer - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Stranraer . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Stranraer - UK
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The Wicker Man
filmed at burrowhead on the spot where the original wicker man of the film was burnt.
Kippford in the Mud!!
Dad & Auntie Irene have stopped off at the caravan on their way to the Isle of Whithorn. It's been raining very heavily and the ground was saturated. Dad pulled of the road onto the sodden wet grass and the only way to get the car back on to the road was to push. Unfortunately for Auntie Irene she was caught in the spray from the cars front wheel and within a split second, was covered from head to toe in mud!! The video doesn't do justice, there was mud EVERYWHERE. Steve and I got our fare share as did the caravan, even Moss but as you can see Auntie Irene got most of it!!
Wallace's Sword on the Stone, Minishant, Ayrshire
A large whinstone boulder lies within a protective wall and carries an engraving of a cross or some say a sword, namely that of William Wallace. It has been moved here from its original location near Wallace's Cave at the Long Glen. It may have been one of a series of markers indicating the route of the Pilgrim's Way to Whithorn and the shrine of St Ninian.
The St John Ogilvie SJ Story pt 2
An animation marking the 400th anniversary of the death of John Ogilvie. A forgotten story in Glasgow's past. Part two follows the story of the 1967 miracle of Mr. John Fagan of Easterhouse, Glasgow.
Commissioned by St Aloysius Church, Glasgow.
Created by Glasgow Street Films.
CREDITS:
Written and Narrated by Kenneth McKie
Animated and Illustrated by Austin Temby
Music Composed and Produced by RJ McConnell
Hearths at The Cairns
Martin Carruthers, Site Director at The Cairns archaeology excavation, Orkney talks about the hearths found within the monumental broch at the site.
whithorn July 2015 trip
a short video of our day out catching tope and spurs from the Isle of Whithorn
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.
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.
Cardinal Keith O'Brien launches St NInians Day Parade for Popes visit
By Christine Lavelle
A CHARACTER dressed as John Knox - the famous Scot who led the country into a religious reformation - is to be included in a parade celebrating the first day of the Pope's visit to Scotland.
St Ninian's Day Parade falls on 16 September, which is coincidentally the day that Pope Benedict XVI is due to begin his whistle-stop tour of the central belt.
The parade will begin at Regent Road in Edinburgh, following a route down to Princes Street and featuring 1,000 pipers, as well as characters charting the history of Christianity like Mary Queen of Scots, St Margaret, and Robert the Bruce.
Scotland's most senior Catholic Cardinal Keith O'Brien said the inclusion of the man who established Protestantism is a way to show that religions can walk hand-in-hand with one another.
Speaking at the launch of the parade at Edinburgh Castle, he said: There have been many problems and disruptions over the years and we are not ignoring that.
But I think the parade -- and the visit from His Holiness -- is a good way to show that both sides of Christianity can work together.
John Knox is an influential figure in how the Catholic Church has evolved into what it is today, and I am happy he is being included with all the other historical Scots.
When Pope John Paul II visited in 1982, this was the message he brought with him, and I hope it is continued.
In 1560, the worship and government of the Roman Catholic Church were overthrown by parliament, and Protestantism was established as the national religion.
Following the ratification of Protestantism, Knox -- often titled the Great Reformer - was appointed minister of the Church of St Giles, which was at that time the main church in Edinburgh.
The First Blast of the Trumpet, written anonymously but later revealed as a work by Knox, was one of his first pieces that challenged the Catholic Church -- aimed heavily at Mary Queen of Scots - stating that the Bible said women had no place in ruling the country.
St Ninian was the first man to be named a Saint in Scotland, and his legacy has long been used as an occasion for national celebration and charitable giving.
This year Marie Curie Cancer Care and Mary's Meals will be the two nominated charities to benefit from the day's events -- another way, Cardinal O'Brien says, for people to come together and help others less fortunate.
An emphasis will also be put on children from the 14 St Ninian's schools across the country, the pupils of which have been asked to be VIPs in the parade.
Cardinal O'Brien said the schools are from a mix of Christian beliefs -- Catholic, Episcopalian and non-denominational.
Pupils from St Ninian's primaries in Edinburgh and Stirling attended the launch of the parade, which involved a mini-performance at St Margaret's Cathedral in the castle grounds.
Cardinal O'Brien said: So many young people take things in their stride easily, and I think the message is clear here that we are all Christians coming together to celebrate the same event, whether they are part of the Catholic Church or the Church of Scotland.
They are all here wearing the same blue T-shirts and you can't tell them apart, I think they are a wonderful example of people from all walks of life working hand-in-hand.
As Pope Benedict XVI will travels past the parade, pipers drawn from brands across Scotland are set to play 'Highland Cathedral' for him.
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