New, exclusive and on sale now ! Our very own Candida Casa chutney, made by Jeanette. Perfect and unique as a local gift, alongside the delicious organic Ewe to You cheese ! All summer, we’ll be tracing local food production back to its roots ( no pun intended), excavating the farming community which was at […]

Here’s our draft list of events for this summer : most are confirmed but we will announce exact times very soon. There’s something for all ages, so please note the dates in your diary ! D Monday 29th June to Sat. 4th July Digging starts at Black Loch, Monday to Saturday. Volunteers required – all […]

The children planted their black oats, bere, madder and woad only 10 days ago : they’re already germinating ! Does anyone remember the 8th Century poem about St Ninian and the miracle in which he orders leeks to grow miraculously in the Whithorn monastery garden ? Seems Whithorn and Garlieston schools have the green-fingered touch […]

We’ve just heard that scientists from the University of Southampton will be on hand this summer to work with us and local youngsters on core sampling at our archaeological site and on DNA of ancient species – look out for more on how to get involved ! Your family’s chance to work with real scientists […]

DRYSTANE DYKERS ! We are looking for professional dykers to take on a contract with us to work with the public, training them in the basic techniques of drystane dyking over the summer, as part of our Iron Age activities – yes, the techniques have barely changed in a couple of thousand years ! You […]

Staff visited Kirkmadrine Church last night to see the 6th Century inscribed Christian stones, which were burial stones of priests and clergy. The stones have been returned to Kirkmadrine after extensive conservation and research work, along with new interpretation panels. It’s now thought Kirkmadrine is a lost monastic site, eclipsed by our own Whithorn from […]