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| The ruin of St. Finian Chapel is located near Port William in Dumfries and Galloway, South West Scotland. All photo's in this series were takan by Lynda Braithwaite. |
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| The Chapel ruins, |
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| Named after the Irish Saint, Finian, who was educated at nearby Whithorn and died around AD579. |
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| Excavations at the Chapel took place in 1950, and it is believed to date back to the 10th or the 11th century. |
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| Located overlooking Luce Bay, the Chapel became a stopping point for Pilgrims on their way to the nearby Shrine of Whithorn. The Pilgrims would have made the sea journey from Ireland. |
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| St. Finian's Well. |
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