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The Ruthwell Cross is free to visit and is situated in Ruthwell Parish Church.

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The Ruthwell Cross is free to visit and is situated in Ruthwell Parish Church. 

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The overgrown ruins of Lochmaben Castle on a grassy hill

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Lochmaben Castle

8 miles from Ruthwell Cross
A general view of Caerlaverock Castle

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Caerlaverock Castle

8 miles from Ruthwell Cross
A general view of Sweetheart Abbey and its graveyard.

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Sweetheart Abbey

14 miles from Ruthwell Cross
A general exterior view of New Abbey Corn Mill.

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New Abbey Corn Mill

14 miles from Ruthwell Cross
A stone wall with a doorway on the left and a lavishly decorated tomb on the right

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Lincluden Collegiate Church

15 miles from Ruthwell Cross
A small stone cross on the side of a road

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Merkland Cross

16 miles from Ruthwell Cross
A dark square tower house surrounded by a few white modern buildings

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Drumcoltran Tower

24 miles from Ruthwell Cross
Majestically situated on a promontory overlooking Morton Loch sit the ruins of Morton Castle on a sunny day

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Morton Castle

30 miles from Ruthwell Cross
A general view of Sweetheart Abbey and its graveyard.

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Sweetheart Abbey

14 miles from Ruthwell Cross
A small stone cross on the side of a road

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Merkland Cross

16 miles from Ruthwell Cross
Gravestones stand before St Bride

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St Bride's Church, Douglas

48 miles from Ruthwell Cross
A fine stone cross on a modern base in a calm village road

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Ormiston Market Cross

70 miles from Ruthwell Cross
A general view of Inchcolm Abbey and the shore

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Inchcolm Abbey

71 miles from Ruthwell Cross
A tall cross on top of a large cylindrical base

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Preston Market Cross

72 miles from Ruthwell Cross
The beach, waves and cliffs at St Ninian

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St Ninian's Cave

74 miles from Ruthwell Cross
A stone carved with cup marks and circles

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Drumtroddan Cup and Ring Marked Rocks

79 miles from Ruthwell Cross

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