Whithorn, Bruce Street, Museum And Custodians House
House (18th Century), Masonic Hall (Period Unassigned), Museum (20th Century), School (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Whithorn, Bruce Street, Museum And Custodians House
Classification House (18th Century), Masonic Hall (Period Unassigned), Museum (20th Century), School (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Whithorn School, Masonic Lodge
Canmore ID 121865
Site Number NX44SW 56
NGR NX 44489 40279
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/121865
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- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Whithorn
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Wigtownshire
NX44SW 56.00 44489 40279
NX44SW 56.01 Stone: Inscribed
NX44SW 56.02 Cross-slab: Inscribed
NX44SW 56.03 Cross-shaft
NX44SW 56.04 Cross-shaft
NX44SW 56.05 Cross-shaft
NX44SW 56.06 Cross-slab
NX44SW 56.07 Cross-slab
NX44SW 56.08 Cross-slab
NX44SW 56.09 Cross-shaft
NX44SW 56.10 Cross-slab: inscribed
NX44SW 56.11 Cross-shaft
NX44SW 56.12 Cross-shaft
NX44SW 56.13 Cross-slab
NX44SW 56.14 Cross-slab
NX44SW 56.15 Cross-head
NX44SW 56.16 Cross-shaft
NX44SW 56.17 Cross-shaft
NX44SW 56.18 Cross-shaft
NX44SW 56.19 Cross-shaft
NX44SW 56.20 Cross-slab
NX44SW 56.21 Cross-shaft
NX44SW 56.22 Cross-slab
NX44SW 56.23 Cross-slab
NX44SW 56.24 Cross-slab
NX44SW 56.25 Cross-slab
NX44SW 56.26 Cross-head
NX44SW 56.27 Cross-head
NX44SW 56.28 Cross-shaft
NX44SW 56.29 Cross-shaft
NX44SW 56.30 Cross-shaft
NX44SW 56.31 Cross-head
NX44SW 56.32 Cross
NX44SW 56.33 Cross-base
NX44SW 56.34 Cross-shaft
NX44SW 56.35 Cross-shaft
The Museum at Whithorn was formed by the late Marquess of Bute in a small cottage at the gate of the churchyard. It is now in the care of the Ministry of Public Buildings and Works. The original cottage has been gutted, leaving only the facade towards the lane. Behind this the building has been extended to provide for the better display of the crosses and inscriptions.
Over the entrance is an 18th-century stone tablet, formerly above the door of the school. The inscription in Latin and English reads:
SEDES MUSARUM CANDIDAE CASAE
DONIS PAROCHIAE ET URBIS STRUCTA
QUI STUDET OPTATAM CURSU CONTINGERE METAM
MULTA TULIT FECITQUE PUER: SUDAVIT ET ALSIT.
TRAIN UP A CHILD IN THE WAY HE SHOULD GO.
TME A.D. 1730 (....)
(The seat of the Muses of Candida Casa, built with the gifts of the Parish and Burgh. The boy who strives in his race to reach the desired goal, has borne and done many things; he has suffered heat and cold.)
The initials flanking the date probably record the Minister and Provost in the year of erection. The second has perished.
Ralegh Radford and Donaldson 1953b.
Within the Museum are preserved sculptured stones from Whithorn and other sites in the area. For these, see sub-numbers NX44SW 56.01-56.35, which follow the numbering given in Ralegh Radford and Donaldson 1953b.
Photographic Survey (October 1962)
Photographic survey of buildings in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, by the Scottish National Buildings Record in 1962.
Watching Brief (21 September 2016)
NX 4447 4028 A watching brief was carried out, 21 September 2016, during the excavation of a small trench to allow the installation of a new information panel. Below the topsoil, abundant stone and mortar fragments were seen, which probably represented demolition debris. Considering the ruinous state of the nearby priory, this is unsurprising, and
the deposits seen are likely to have been further disturbed during grave digging.
Archive: NRHE (intended)
Funder: Historic Environment Scotland
David Murray – Kirkdale Archaeology
(Source: DES, Volume 17)
