The Rutherford Monument

Rutherford monument project Fundraising began in 1838 to build a monument at Gatehouse of Fleet in memory of the Rev Samuel Rutherford, Minister in the parish of Anwoth from 1627-1639 and later Professor of Divinity at the University of St Andrew and Principal of St…

This short film recording the restoration of the monument was made by Gatehouse resident Jim Logan.   

A gallery of images recording the process of restoring the monument.  {2jtoolbox gallery id:3}

A drone survey of the damaged monument was used to plan the restoration.   

Anne Ross Cousin’s hymn “The sands of Time are Sinking” is known as the Anwoth hymn because it recalls the life and writings of Samuel Rutherford and his time at Anwoth. The Rev Val Ott and the choir have researched the hymn.   Against the…

A selection of still images taken during the drone survey of the monument.    {2jtoolbox gallery id:2}