Whithorn

Whithorn, is a small town and historic royal burgh in , . the Historically part of , it is about 97 miles southwest of , 78 miles south-southwest of , and 10 miles south of .
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  • Type: Village with 790 residents
  • Description: town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Whitehorn”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Whithorn Priory and Whithorn Parish Church, Bruce Street, Whithorn.

Historic site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
was a medieval Scottish monastery that also served as a cathedral, located at 6 Bruce Street in Whithorn, , .

Church
Photo: Grant Barclay, CC BY 2.0.

Archaeological site
Photo: Stevouk, Public domain.
is the remains of a fortified farmstead 1 mile west of Whithorn, , . It is one of the major Iron Age archaeological sites in Scotland.

Whithorn

Latitude
54.73369° or 54° 44′ 1″ north
Longitude
-4.4135° or 4° 24′ 49″ west
Population
790
Elevation
210 feet (64 metres)
Open location code
9C6QPHMP+FJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 208129999
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2634042
Wiki­data ID
Q1788927
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Whithorn” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Whithorn”
  • Basque: “Whithorn”
  • Cebuano: “Whithorn”
  • Dutch: “Whithorn”
  • French: “Whithorn”
  • German: “Whithorn”
  • Irish: “Taigh Mhártainn”
  • Irish: “Taigh Mhàrtainn”
  • Italian: “Whithorn”
  • Japanese: “ウィソーン”
  • Japanese: “ウィットホーン”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Whithorn”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Whithorn”
  • Norwegian: “Whithorn”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Hwitern”
  • Persian: “ویتهورن”
  • Polish: “Whithorn”
  • Portuguese: “Whithorn”
  • Russian: “Уиторн”
  • Scots: “Whithorn”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Futerna”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Taigh Mhartainn”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Taigh Mhàrtainn”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Whithorn”
  • Spanish: “Whithorn”
  • Swedish: “Whithorn”
  • Urdu: “وٹ ہورن”
  • Welsh: “Whithorn”
  • “Whithorn”

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