Scotland
South West
Dumfries & Galloway

Ruthwell

Ruthwell is a village and parish on the between and in , Scotland. In 2022 the combined population of Ruthwell and nearby Clarencefield was 400.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Ruthwell Church and Comlongon Castle.

Church
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Hotel
Photo: Angus Townley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a tower house dating from the later 15th century or early 16th century. It is located 1 kilometre west of the village of , and 10 kilometres south-east of , in south west . is situated 1½ miles northwest of Ruthwell.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bankend and Annan.

Hamlet
Photo: James Yardley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , Scotland. It is located near Lochar Water, the civil parish Caerlaverock and the villages of Blackshaw, and Shearington. In 1961 it had a population of 79. is situated 4½ miles west of Ruthwell.

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a market town in in southwest Scotland, with a population of 8700 in 2022. Many town buildings are a warm red sandstone, but the main visitor attraction is the First World War munitions complex that made "the devil's porridge".

Ruthwell

Latitude
54.99292° or 54° 59′ 35″ north
Longitude
-3.40859° or 3° 24′ 31″ west
Elevation
59 feet (18 metres)
Open location code
9C6RXHVR+5H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 678830382
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2638920
Wiki­data ID
Q3453658
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Ruthwell” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Ruthwell”
  • Dutch: “Ruthwell”
  • Finnish: “Ruthwell”
  • French: “Ruthwell”
  • German: “Ruthwell”
  • Irish: “Ruadhail”
  • Scots: “Rival”
  • Scots: “Rivvel, Dumfries an Gallowa”
  • Scots: “Rivvel”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Ruadhail”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Savings Banks Museum and Ladyhall Plantation.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ruthwell”. Photo: Smb1001, CC BY-SA 3.0.