Editing Whithorn (section)

==Toponymy==
[[File:Anglo-Saxon Chronicle - Hwiterne.jpg|thumb|left|Mention of Whithorn (as {{lang|ang|Hwiterne}}) in the ''[[Anglo-Saxon Chronicle]]'']]
There is a tradition that [[Ninian|St Ninian]] built a church of stone and lime nearby in the late 4th century; it was called {{lang|la|Candida Casa}}, 'White/Shining House'.<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Whithorn|volume=28|page=609}}</ref> "Whithorn" is a modern form of the Anglo-Saxon version of this name, {{lang|ang|Hwit Ærn}} or {{lang|ang|Hwiterne}}, 'White House'. In [[Gallovidian Gaelic language|Gallovidian Gaelic]], it was called {{lang|gd|Rosnat}}, or {{lang|gd|Futarna}}, the latter a version of the Anglo-Saxon name (Gaelic has no sound corresponding to English ''wh'').<ref>{{cite journal |last=Thomas |first=Charles |date=1971 |title=Topographical Notes: III. Rosnat, Rostat, and the Early Irish Church |journal=Ériu |volume=XXII |pages=100–106 |jstor=30007604}}</ref> Ninian dedicated the church to his master [[Martin of Tours]], and when he died (probably in 432) Ninian was buried in the church.<ref name="EB1911" />