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Na Renna, or the Kingdom of the Rhinns, was a Norse-Gaelic lordship which appears in 11th century records. The
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( gd, Na Rannaibh) was a province in Medieval Scotland, and comprised, along with
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, the later
Wigtownshire Wigtownshire or the County of Wigtown (, ) is one of the historic counties of Scotland, covering an area in the south-west of the country. Until 1975, Wigtownshire was an administrative county used for local government. Since 1975 the area has f ...
. The ''
Martyrology of Óengus A martyrology is a catalogue or list of martyrs and other saints and beati arranged in the calendar order of their anniversaries or feasts. Local martyrologies record exclusively the custom of a particular Church. Local lists were enriched by n ...
'' gives some idea of the kingdom's domain in the 11th century, as (
Dunragit Dunragit ( gd, Dùn Reicheit) is a village on the A75 road, A75, between Stranraer and Glenluce in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. Dunragit is within the parish of Old Luce, in the traditional county of Wigtownshire. The modern villag ...
) and (
Whithorn Whithorn ( ʍɪthorn 'HWIT-horn'; ''Taigh Mhàrtainn'' in Gaelic), is a royal burgh in the historic county of Wigtownshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about south of Wigtown. The town was the location of the first recorded Christian ...
) are said to lie in the kingdom, implying that it embraced the whole of later Wigtownshire.


List of known rulers

Three rulers are explicitly stated in the sources to have ruled this kingdom:


See also

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Diocese of Galloway The Diocese of Galloway was one of the thirteen (after 1633 fourteen) dioceses of the pre-1689 Scottish Church. The Diocese was led by the Bishop of Galloway and was centred on Whithorn Cathedral. In the Middle Ages, there was only one archd ...
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Lord of Galloway The lords of Galloway consisted of a dynasty of heirs who were lords (or kings) and ladies who ruled over Galloway in southwest Scotland, mainly during the High Middle Ages. Many regions of Scotland, including Galloway and Moray, periodically ...
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Mull of Galloway The Mull of Galloway ( gd, Maol nan Gall, ; ) is the southernmost point of Scotland. It is situated in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, at the end of the Rhins of Galloway peninsula. The Mull has one of the last remaining sections of natur ...
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Stranraer Stranraer ( , in Scotland also ; gd, An t-Sròn Reamhar ), also known as The Toon, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located in the historical parish of Inch in the historic county of Wigtownshire. It lies on the shores of L ...


References

* Byrne, Francis J., "Na Renna", Peritia, vol. 1 (1982), p. 267 * Russell, Paul (ed.), ''Vita Griffini Filii Conani: The Medieval Latin Life of Gruffudd ap Cynan'', (Cardiff, 2005) * Stokes, Whitley, ''Félire Óengusso Célí Dé: The Martyrology of Oengus the Culdee'', (London, 1905; reprinted, Dublin, 1984) {{Medieval Scotland History of Galloway Rhinns, Kingdom of the 11th century in Scotland Scandinavian Scotland Former monarchies of Europe Former countries in the British Isles