Rutherford's Monument, Anwoth is a Grade B listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 4 November 1971. Monument.

Rutherford's Monument, Anwoth

WRENN ID
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Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
4 November 1971
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
NX 587 558
Coordinates
54.87716, -4.20296
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Rutherford's Monument is a granite obelisk erected in 1842, standing 56 feet high on a hill that overlooks Fleet Bay. It commemorates Samuel Rutherford, who was an author and minister in Anwoth from 1627 to 1639. The monument features a bull-faced granite stepped base and plinth, which has an inscribed panel on the south side, supporting the tall polished granite obelisk above.

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