Ruthwell Parish Church and Ruthwell Cross
Ruthwell Church is the home of the world famous Ruthwell Cross. This Anglian Cross dates from the 7th Century and has carved on it part of a poem written in runes, said to be one of the earliest written examples of the English language. The church itself is said to be one of the oldest parish churches in SW Scotland and was featured on a recent BBC programme about mediaeval poetry. One of the church’s ministers in the 19th Century was the Rev. Dr. Henry Duncan, who is best remembered as founder of the TSB movement.