The Society exists to:
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Promote the awareness, history and understanding of the Ruthwell Cross amongst local congregations, schools and community;
- To set up an Academic Network for all involved in research around the Cross.
If you are interested in joining the forums for the Academic Network then please use the Contact Form on our Contacts page.
Recording from Special Evening Service held on Sunday 13 September 2026 to mark the arrival of the painted coloured plaster cast of The Ruthwell Cross.
Here are some useful website links...
A previous Minister of Ruthwell Kirk Rev. Henry Duncan creating the first savings bank in 1810, he wrote books, edited and published a number of local newspapers, sketched landscapes, studied geology, and helped the poor. Find out more... | |
Discover the rich history, vibrant art, and cultural treasures of Dumfries and Galloway, a beautiful region of Scotland known for its deep-rooted heritage and thriving art scene. | |
Whithorn is famed as the site where the earliest known evidence for Christian practice and settlement has been found anywhere in (what is now) Scotland – in around 450AD | |
The Crichton Trust was established in 1996 to promote, regenerate and care for The Crichton and other buildings of historic interest throughout Dumfries and Galloway. | |
Parish website for Ruthwell Church part of St. Andrew's & St. Bryde's Church of Scotland | |
A dispersed, worldwide, network Christian Community, committed to a new way for living. | |
Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society, Founded 1862 | |
https://ccsmgh.leeds.ac.uk/research/the-visionary-cross-project/ | This project is a case study in newly developed digital technologies in the study of a collection of important Anglo-Saxon monuments and texts |
The Visionary Cross project is an international, multidisciplinary research project whose principle objective is the development of a new kind of digital archive and edition of texts and objects associated with the Visionary Cross tradition in Anglo-Saxon England. | |
University of Oxford - Notes on Colouring the Ruthwell and Bewcastle Crosses | |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhQWi7tzIjc&list=PLbqTu1TKklok&pp=sAgC | The Ruthwell Cross YouTube Playlist (various topics) |