Anwoth is a settlement near theSolway Firth in the historic county ofKirkcudbrightshire, southwestScotland, within a parish of the same name in theVale of Fleet,Dumfries and Galloway. Anwoth lies a mile (1.5 km) to the west ofGatehouse of Fleet.
Anwoth's most famous inhabitant was the Rev.Samuel Rutherford (c. 1600 – 1661), who was the minister atAnwoth Old Kirk from 1627 until 1636 when he was banished toAberdeen.
On a nearby hill, there isRutherford's Monument, a 56-foot-highgraniteobelisk erected in 1842.[1][2]
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A millenniumcairn opposite the monument lists the names of all the ministers of Anwoth andGirthon until the year 2000 when it was erected. The Old Kirk was in use until 1825, but is now just a ruin.
Anwoth Parish Church was built in 1826–1827. It is aWalter Newall Gothic box-style church with tower and hood-moulded windows. It closed in 2002. The Church of Scotland sold the Church to a neighbouring family who now keep it as a hall for ceremonies and parties. The church was re-roofed in 2007 and the building is being maintained.
An ancient fort onTrusty's Hill was occupied by Iron Age people and may have been attacked and burned by a Pictish raiding party, who carved a series of symbol stones in a rock beside the entrance passage.[3][4]
Anwoth Kirk and Old School opposite were key locations for the 1973 cult filmThe Wicker Man.[5]
This area, with many references to Gatehouse of Fleet and Kirkcudbright is the location for most of Dorothy L. Sayers detective novelThe Five Red Herrings.[6]
Anne Ross Cousin's hymn,The Sands of Time are Sinking,[7] mentions Anwoth, because of its historic spiritual connection with Samuel Rutherford. Verses 9 & 10 of her original nineteen stanza poem are:
List of listed buildings in Anwoth, Dumfries and Galloway
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