Whithorn, diocese of

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Whithorn, diocese of. Established in 731 as one of the four northern bishoprics under York, its centre in extreme south-west Scotland was on the site of a Celtic monastery founded by Ninian (c.440). It failed to survive the Danish invasions of the 9th cent. and was not revived. The site has been extensively excavated.

Revd Dr William M. Marshall

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