Whitekirk
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 2 ′ N , 2 ° 39 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 50 (1991 census) | ||
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| Post town | DUNBAR | ||
| ZIP code section | EH42 | ||
| prefix | 01620 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | East Lothian | ||
| British Parliament | East Lothian | ||
| Scottish Parliament | East Lothian | ||
Whitekirk is a village in the Scottish council area of East Lothian . It is located about five kilometers southeast of North Berwick and nine kilometers northwest of Dunbar in a rural area in north East Lothian. In addition to Whitekirk Parish Church , Whitekirk's tithe barn is also classified as a monument of the highest category A.
history
At the latest since the 12th century there has been a church on the site that served as a parish church . After miraculous healings were reported around 1300 after consuming the water of the nearby Marienbrunnen, the church gained greater importance. After 15,653 pilgrims were counted in 1413, the Scottish King James I put the church under his personal protection. He also had houses built for the pilgrims. The future Pope Pius II walked barefoot from Dunbar to Whitekirk to thank the church for his sparing in a storm on the Firth of Forth .
In the course of the 15th century, today's Whitekirk Parish Church was built on the same site. For the small parish it appears clearly oversized, but it should also be able to accommodate the numerous pilgrims. King James IV regularly attended the Church in Whitekirk. His son Jacob V placed them under the care of the Sinclair clan . With the Scottish Reformation in the 16th century, the importance of the church declined. The healing well dried up in the 19th century due to drainage measures in the area. Since 1971 there has been an annual ecumenical pilgrimage from Haddington to Whitekirk.
In 1991 Whitekirk had 50 inhabitants. This has halved the population since 1961.
traffic
Whitekirk is located on the A198 , which joins the A199 around four kilometers south . The A1 runs parallel to this .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 1961 census data
- ↑ a b Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b Entry on Whitekirk Parish Church in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ East Lothian Courier: 50 pilgrims make their way to Whitekirk , May 9, 2015.