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Location: Whitekirk, south of North Berwick, East Lothian No larger images, apologies Whitekirk Church: image © Adrian Welch Large 15thC church, visited by Pope Pius II and popular with pilgrims to this day. Description: Located in the hamlet of Whitekirk, south of North Berwick, north of Dunbar - is the 15th Century red sandstone structure which is the Parish Church of St. Mary. Whitekirk was an important mediaeval centre of pilgrimage when a nearby well was pronounced to have healing qualities around 1300. A shrine to Our Lady of Haddington was constructed. The original Church structure at Whitekirk was a 12th Century parish church, under the jurisdiction of Holyrood Abbey. However, in 1413 around 16,000 pilgrims came to Whitekirk and King James I placed the Whitekirk under his personal protection and built hostels to shelter the growing numbers of pilgrims. Whitekirk Church: image © Adrian Welch In 1435, Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini, the future Pope Pius II, walked barefoot through the snow from Dunbar to give thanks at Whitekirk Church for his survival of a storm in the Firth of Forth while coming on a mission to Scotland. Scottish Churches in Edinburgh & Lothian Churches to Visit in Scotland: 10 Years Commemoration Volume Scotland's Churches Scheme, John R. Hume (Illustrator) Our Price: £8.99 Free UK delivery on orders over £25 with Super Saver Delivery. Availability: usually dispatched within 24 hours. Paperback 429 pages (2004) Publisher: NMS Enterprises Limited - Publishing ISBN: 1901663868 Churches to Visit in Scotland Edinburgh Architecture Books Scottish Architects of the past Scottish Country Houses in Edinburgh & Lothian Scottish Castles Edinburgh Walking Tours Rosslyn Chapel Burrell Collection Glasgow News : back to index Comments / photos for the Whitekirk Church East Lothian page welcome: info@glasgowarchitecture.co.uk Whitekirk Church Building - page: adrian welch / isabelle lomholt