The Whithorn Way - Part 1 - Glasgow

Scotland Outdoors

BBC

Nature, Society & Culture, Science

4.7 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

The Whithorn Way follows an ancient pilgrim route from Glasgow to Whithorn in Dumfries and Galloway. In this episode, Mark and Rachel focus on the start of the journey at Glasgow Cathedral. Mark and Helen cycle down to Glasgow Green and imagine how pilgrims would have crossed the River Clyde. They then follow the River westwards to the new Govan- Partick pedestrian bridge. In Govan, they meet up with Rachel and go to the Govan Old Kirk where there are some unique Viking graves.

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0:00.0	Before you listen to this BBC podcast, I'd like to introduce myself.
0:03.7	My name's Stevie Middleton and I'm a BBC Commissioner for a load of sport podcasts.
0:08.4	I'm lucky to do that at the BBC because I get to work with leading journalists, experienced
0:12.2	pundits and the biggest sports stars.
0:14.3	Together we bring you untold stories and fascinating insights straight from the player's mouths.
0:19.1	But the best thing about doing this at the BBC
0:21.6	is our unique access to the sporting world.
0:24.8	What that means is that we can bring you podcasts
0:27.1	that create a real connection to dedicated sports fans
0:30.1	across the UK.
0:31.4	So if you like this podcast,
0:33.0	head over to BBC Sounds where you'll find plenty more.
0:36.3	This Scotland Outdoors podcast from BBC Radio Scotland.
0:46.2	Hello and thank you very much for choosing to listen to this.
0:48.7	I'm Mark Stephen.
0:49.5	And I'm Rachel Stewart.
0:51.0	Now in this edition of the podcast,
0:53.2	we're going to bring you the first of our series
0:54.9	following the route of the Whitthorn Way, which has been travelled by pilgrims in Scotland for well
0:59.6	over 1300 years. In this first part, we focus our attention on Glasgow and its older neighbour, Govan.
1:07.4	Glasgow's usually referred to as the dear green place and where we're standing at the moment is
1:12.0	we've just planted under a heap of sycamore trees
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