Rutherford Monument, Anwoth
By Gatehouse of Fleet
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The minister here around 1638 and a strong Covenanter supporter was Rev. Samuel Rutherford (1600-1661) known as a free-thinker in
his youth but who later became a Professor of Divinity at St Andrews as well as a Scottish Commissioner to the Westminster Assembly.
He was an independent theologian (his books were ordered to be burned) and when he died he was awaiting trial for treason due to his - for those times - differing views on Christianity. He's buried at St Andrews Cathedral. A life well lived.
This is the recently restored monument to him on the hill between Anwoth and Gatehouse of Fleet, shown in the background of several photos.
Also shown is the Trusty's Hill marker, the site of a Pictish village, now long gone.
He was an independent theologian (his books were ordered to be burned) and when he died he was awaiting trial for treason due to his - for those times - differing views on Christianity. He's buried at St Andrews Cathedral. A life well lived.
This is the recently restored monument to him on the hill between Anwoth and Gatehouse of Fleet, shown in the background of several photos.
Also shown is the Trusty's Hill marker, the site of a Pictish village, now long gone.
