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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRUCE HA' | Bruce Ha' Bruce Ha' Bruce Ha' Bruce Ha' |
Douglas Hawthorn Anthony Paterson Alexander McCutcheon John Broadfoot Provost |
034 | [Situation] At the NW [North West] Side of the town of Whithorn & at the N. [North] Side of the church & Churchyard. A small arable field adjoining the Church Yard, there is a story afloat in the neighbourhood of its once being a hiding place of King Robert Bruce hence its name. |
| OLD KIRK | Old Church Old Church Old Kirk (in ruins) |
Revd. [Reverend] C. Nicholson Mr Stewart George McHaffie Esqr |
034 | [Situation] At the South Side of the Parish Church. This ruin stands upon the site of a large famous Priory of the Premonstratensian Order founded by Fergus Lord of Galloway who flourished in the reign of David the first of Scotland & in which some of the innumerable relics of St Ninian were said to be deposited. on the S.W. [South West] corner is a Saxon Arch probably the finest specimen of that ancient and beautiful Style of architecture (See next page) |
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[Page] 70 -- Parish of WhithornForm 136
Page 184 -- Bruce Ha'
179 -- Old Kirk (in Ruins)
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