Dumfries and Galloway
Saint Ninian's Chapel
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On the point at the Isle of Whithorn stands the ruin of a thirteenth-century chapel, where pilgrims on their way to St Ninian's shrine came ashore from the sea.
Walk past the harbour and out along the grass of the headland, and you'll be there in ten minutes. The chapel is a small roofless rectangle of stone, with the Solway on three sides. Beside it stands the witness cairn, where visitors leave a stone. It's free and always open, and the Steam Packet is waiting on the way back.
Close by
Whithorn Priory and Museum4 miles8 min by road
WhithornA small town on the Machars where St Ninian founded Scotland's first Christian church, with a long main street, the Pend and the priory.4 miles7 min by road
Drumtroddan Cup and Ring Marked RocksRings cut into bare rock four thousand years ago, in a field near Port William.11 miles19 min by road
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