The Whithorn Trust
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Whithorn Trust runs the exhibition and museum detailing the town's 1600 years of Christian history. Coffee and gift shop with locally sourced products. The Whithorn Trust manages the archaeological site associated with the earliest evidence of Christianity in Scotland, and traditionally known as "Candida Casa", the white church founded in the fifth century.
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facebook.comFilm Screening and local beer !
We're screening our documentary about the building of the roundhouse in the roundhouse - and giving away Iron Age treats and locally brewed beer. This event is ticketed as places are limited, but it is FREE !
Forage, feast and fire -Craft Day
Our second day of the #FestivalofMuseums includes jewellery making, ceramics, Iron Age hair and makeup, costume, storytelling, stick making, and lots more, including more from the resident Vikings. £3 per adult, £1 per child
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Are you ready for the (second) invasion at Whithorn ? Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st May ! #FestivalofMuseums
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Ready to meet the Vikings ? All weekend, 20th and 21st May - combat displays, crafts, and ancient food. #FestivalofMuseums
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Loading materials for weaving wattle on 21st May at the Festival of Museums; we experienced the glorious display of bluebells at the same time - well worth the hard work. Come and learn how to weave and also try out Iron Age hairdressing, ceramics (with Black Loch clay), Iron Age jewellery and leatherwork, ancient beekeeping, and costuming. Not forgetting our foraging event on 20th May, followed by cookery and our Roundhouse film (accompanied by free local beer!). #FestivalofMuseums
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Blue skies, blossom and visitors - what more can we ask for ? We're setting up a wattle weaving frame, which you can see on the left of the door, for you to try your hand at helping us create more wattle panels for the outer palisade.
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Help us rebuild this Iron Age oven with AOC Archaeology Group during our Festival of Museums weekend on 20th and 21st May : build it, then come back to bake in it on Sunday !
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Whithorn Primary came to learn about Iron Age costume, tried some weaving and a Celtic fashion show. Next two weeks some Iron Age tie-dyeing and bread making over the fire.
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Anyone for hazel harvesting ? We're going on Sunday 7th to obtain some fresh rods in time for the Festival of Museums. Let us know if you would like to give us a hand. For the Festival, we've got ceramics, hazel weaving, leather work, costume making, prehistoric paintshop, beeswax and apiculture, and Iron Age hairdressing along with facepaint on 21st May. That's not to mention the foraging, cookery on the 20th, Iron Age oven construction and Vikings on both days - oh, and our film complete with free beer on Saturday evening!
Pay the Whithorn Trust using PayPal.Me
An easy way to sign up and pay for the foraging event ( £15pp) on 20th May is to use our new paypal.me link.
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Table service at Claymoddie Gardens Open Day (Scotland's Gardens Open For Charity. Thanks very much to all who came and supported our day ( and to the sun for shining, finally).
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It's TODAY ! Scotland's Gardens Open For Charity at Claymoddie Gardens. We're providing scones, fairy cakes, double ginger and lemon drizzle ! Why not come along and support your local garden and charities ( including of course the Whithorn Trust!).
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