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    Monuments: R
  1. Monuments: R
    1. Ramsbury
    2. Ramsbury
    3. Ramsbury
    4. Repton
    5. Repton
    6. Repton
    7. Repton
    8. Rolleston
    9. Rothbury
    10. Rothbury
    11. Rothbury
    12. Rothbury
    13. Rothbury
    14. Rothbury
    15. Rothbury
    16. Rothbury
    17. Rothbury
    18. Rothbury
    19. Ruthwell
    20. Ruthwell
    21. Ruthwell
    22. Ruthwell
    23. Ruthwell
    24. Ruthwell
    25. Ruthwell
    26. Ruthwell
    27. Ruthwell
    28. Ruthwell
    29. Ruthwell
    30. Ruthwell
    31. Ruthwell
    32. Ruthwell
    33. Ruthwell
    34. Ruthwell
    35. Ruthwell
    36. Ruthwell
    37. Ruthwell
    38. Ruthwell
    39. Ruthwell
    40. Ruthwell
    41. Ruthwell
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Monuments: R

1. Ruthwell

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RecordAuthor Orla Murphy
ISODate 2002-06-10
Date 12 June 2002
PictureCredit Jane Hawkes
County Dumfriesshire
Townland Ruthwell
OSMapRef NV 103681 (310330, 568180)
Area Scotland
GeneralContext Back, close-up of lower shaft
Location Church of Ruthwell
GeneralContext Stone type: Red Sandstone
Dimensions 17' high, shaft is 1'9'' wide at bottom and 1'1'' at the top, the head of the cross is 3'1'' wide, and the top arm is 9'' wide, the thickness is 1'6'' at the bottom to 9'' at the top.
GeneralDescription The Ruthwell Cross has sculpture on its four faces and incised capitals and runic inscriptions around the panels on the four faces.
GeneralDescription Back of the Cross: Saints Paul and Anthony are breaking bread in the desert.
GeneralDescription Inscription reads: '+ SCS: PAVLVS : ET: A[ntonius]...FREGERVNT PANEM IN DESERTO'.

  1. Stuart, J., The Sculptured Stones of Scotland1st, Spalding Club, Aberdeen and Edinburgh (1856-1867) Stone, Sculpture, Scotland, History, Archaeology.
  2. Allen, J. R., Anderson, J., The Early Christian Monuments of Scotland1st, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Edinburgh (1903) Descriptions, Stone, Sculpture, Monuments, Scotland.