Daphne Brooke

Daphne Brooke gained a degree in history from University College London. After retirement from the Civil Service, she settled in south-west Scotland and spent the next twenty-five years researching the place-names and history of erly Christian and medieval Galloway, transforming understanding of the complex cultural heritage of this region through a series of academic and popular publications. She was an occasional lecturer for Glasgow University, contributing to their Adult and Continuing Education programme in Dumfries and Galloway, and a founding member of the research committee of the Whithorn Trust, which led to close involvement in the archaeological excavations at Whithorn.