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| St Ninian's Chapel - Isle of Whithorn |
Routes and paths taken by
medieval pilgrims to Scotland's "cradle of Christianity" have been
rediscovered and mapped out in a new study. Whithorn, in Dumfries and Galloway, is home to the earliest
recorded Christian community in Scotland, and also contains a shrine to
St Ninian.
Dr Valentina Bold, director of the Solway Centre at the
Glasgow University Dumfries Campus, said that the newly rediscovered
routes would help fill out the back story of the area and add to its
appeal for modern-day pilgrims.
She said: "I think what it adds is something to the story of
the pilgrims who visited the area. It also allows the modern would-be
pilgrim to map out their own route. There are some wonderful, still
active, sites. Walkers can pick out sites which they feel will be special to them and develop their own journey."
The rediscovered routes came from research undertaken by the University of Glasgow's Solway Centre, while working for the Whithorn Trust.
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