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Isle Of Whithorn, General

Village (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Isle Of Whithorn, General

Classification Village (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 63088

Site Number NX43NE 32

NGR NX 47879 36372

NGR Description Centred NX 47879 36372

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Dumfries And Galloway
  • Parish Whithorn
  • Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
  • Former District Wigtown
  • Former County Wigtownshire

Archaeology Notes

NX43NE 32 centred 47879 36372

Location formerly entered as Centred NX 4770 3654

Not to be confused with Whithorn village (NX 44 40), for which see NX44SW 20.

Isle of Whithorn, large village with a deep and sheltered harbour (NX43NE 27.00) used from the 16th century to the late 18th century as the principal port of eastern Wigtownshire.

J Gifford 1986.

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