Anwoth Old Kirk’s main claim is that it was one of the
locations for the original version of the cult movie The Wicker Man (1973) and most people will recognise the scull and
crossbones on the tomb just inside what is now a ruined church building. But
there’s more to the church than a famous film location.
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| Looking down into Gatehouse of Fleet. |
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| Approaching the Rutherford Monument. |
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| Looking across to the Shire. |
Lying just a mile west of Gatehouse of Fleet where you can
park your vehicle from which you can walk to Anwoth by road or take my my suggestion and approach it via the 55 foot
high granite obelisk erected in 1842 which offers a great view of the Water of
Fleet and across the sea to the Wigtown/Whithorn peninsular.
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| The inscription on the monument. |
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| The Rutherford Monument. |
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| The Cairn. |
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| The earliest plaque. |
Start this walk turning left out of the car park and cross
the bridge over the River Fleet, its here you can make your choice road or path.
For a beautiful walk up to monument continue along the road until you see the
sign for the footpath to Anwoth follow the way marked path and then take the marked
detour to the monument
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| Approaching the Old Kirk. |
The monument was erected to commemorate Anwoth’s most famous
inhabitant the Rev. Samuel Rutherford who was a minister at the old kirk from
1627 until 1636. You pass two other features on the hill on your way down to
Anwoth and the old graveyard. The first is the cairn erected in 2000 in
recognition of the work of the ministers of Anwoth and Girthon listing all
their names since the reformation in 1560 and the second is the trig point.
Leave these behind you and you will come to the focal point of this wee ramble
The Old Kirk at Anwoth, in use until 1825 but now is a ruin, albeit an
interesting one and well worth the visit.
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| The Old Kirk Anwoth. |
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