No drainage engineer listed in Whithorn yet.

A drainage engineer diagnoses and fixes problems with drains, sewers and underground pipework - from blocked sinks and backed-up toilets to collapsed drains, root intrusion and CCTV surveys.

Drainage problems tend to be urgent. A local drainage engineer who can respond quickly, diagnose the issue with a camera survey and clear or repair the blockage saves you from escalating damage.

Ask whether they carry out CCTV drain surveys, whether jetting is included in the callout price and whether they can handle both domestic and commercial drainage work.

Whithorn is one of the oldest continuously occupied Christian sites in Scotland - St Ninian established a church here in the late 4th or early 5th century, making it the cradle of Christianity in Scotland.

The Whithorn Priory and the associated archaeological dig have revealed centuries of continuous settlement and the Whithorn Trust visitor centre tells the story of the site's remarkable history.

The town has a single main street of whitewashed houses, a medieval archway known as the Pend and a quiet, end-of-the-road character that comes from its position on the southern tip of the Machars peninsula.

Whithorn is a place of pilgrimage history and archaeological significance, sitting in gentle farmland a few miles from the coast.

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Dumfries and Galloway is the most south-westerly council area in Scotland, stretching from the English border at Gretna to the Mull of Galloway - the southernmost point in Scotland - and from the Solway Firth coast inland to the hills of the Southern Uplands.

Dumfries is the largest town and administrative centre, a handsome red sandstone burgh on the River Nith where Robert Burns spent the last years of his life and is buried in St Michael's Kirkyard.

The region divides naturally into three historic areas: Dumfriesshire to the east, Kirkcudbrightshire (the Stewartry) in the centre and Wigtownshire to the west - each with its own character, landscape and loyalties.

The Galloway coast and countryside have a mild climate influenced by the Gulf Stream, fertile farmland, dark-sky reserves and a string of small harbour towns that attract artists, writers and visitors drawn to the quiet and the landscape.

Despite its size, the region is one of the most sparsely populated in Scotland - a place where community is strong, the pace is slower and the landscape ranges from river valleys and rolling farmland to wild moorland and rocky coastline.