Rutherford’s Monument
Rutherford’s Monument is a monument in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Rutherford’s Monument is situated nearby to the archaeological site De’ils Specs, as well as near Trusty’s Hill, Hillfort.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cardoness Castle.
Cardoness Castle
Castle
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cardoness Castle is a well-preserved 15th-century tower house just south west of Gatehouse of Fleet, in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Scotland. Cardoness Castle is situated 2,000 feet southeast of Rutherford’s Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anwoth and Kirkandrews.
Anwoth
Village
Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Anwoth is a settlement near the Solway Firth in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, southwest Scotland, within a parish of the same name in the Vale of Fleet, Dumfries and Galloway.
Kirkandrews
Hamlet
Photo: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirkandrews, sometimes written as Kirkanders in older documents, is a coastal hamlet about 9 kilometres west-southwest of Kirkcudbright in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Kirkandrews is situated 5 miles south of Rutherford’s Monument.
Twynholm
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Twynholm is a village in Scotland. It is located 2+1⁄4 miles north-northwest of Kirkcudbright and 4+1⁄2 miles east of Gatehouse of Fleet on the main A75 trunk road. Twynholm is situated 5 miles east of Rutherford’s Monument.
Rutherford’s Monument
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.87716° or 54° 52′ 38″ northLongitude
-4.20292° or 4° 12′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C6QVQGW+VROpenStreetMap ID
node 6684038186OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include De’ils Specs and Trusty’s Hill, Hillfort.
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