1. Archaeological excavation and research is continuing at Whithorn. Go to: www.whithorn.com.
2. For a map of sites which have produced early imported pottery see Britain AD (HarperCollins, London, 2004), p. 182.
3. The following draws heavily on Kitty Cruft, John Dunbar and Richard Fawcett, The Buildings of Scotland: Borders (Yale University Press, London, 2006).
4. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary: On Historical Principles (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1973), p. 199.