Rivvel, Dumfries an Gallowa

Ruthwell Scots Gaelic: Ruadhail
Rivvel Kirk
Ruthwell Location within Dumfries an Gallowa
OS grid reference	NY099674
Cooncil area	Dumfries an Gallowa
Lieutenancy area	Dumfries
Kintra	Scotland
Sovereign state	Unitit Kinrick
Post toun	DUMFRIES
Postcode destrict	DG1
Diallin code	01387
Police	Scots
Fire	Scots
Ambulance	Scots
EU Pairlament	Scotland
UK Pairlament	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale an Tweeddale
Scots Pairlament	Dumfriesshire

Brow Wall

Rivvel Saufins Baunk Museum

Rivvel Cross

Rivvel (Inglis: Ruthwell) is a veelage an pairish on the Solway Firth atween Dumfries an Annan in Dumfries an Gallowa, Scotland.

Rivvel's maist famous residenter wis the Rev. Dr. Henry Duncan FRSE (1774-1846). He wis a meenister, author, antiquarian, geologist, publisher, philanthropist, airtist, an businessman. In 1810 Dr Duncan appent the warld's first saufins baunk, peyin interest on its investor's cannie saufins. The Savings Bank Museum tells the story o early hame saufins in Breetain.

In 1818, Dr Duncan sortit the Rivvel Cross, ane o the finest Anglo-Saxon crosses in the Unitit Kinrick, noo in Rivvel Kirk, that hid been upbreuk in the Scots Reformation. This cross is kenspeckle for its sculptur an inscribins in Laitin an in Auld English, some in Anglo-Saxon runes that include excerpts fae the Dream o the Ruid, an Auld English poem. Efter the Disruption o 1843 in the Kirk o Scotland, Dr Duncan becam ane o the foondin meenisters o the Free Kirk o Scotland.

Durin his youthheid, Robert Murray M'Cheyne spent his simmer halidays at Clarence Cot in the clachan o Clarencefield near Rivvel, the hame o his maternal aunt. Durin thir veesits he wad aften caw tae see "Uncle" Henry Duncan at the manse. M'Cheyne's paurents wis born in this pairt o Scotland.

The Brow Wall is situatit awmaist 2 mile wast o the veelage o Rivvel. This wall, staint reid-like bi the heich levels o airn sauts in the watter, is the place whaur Robert Burns howpit tae cuir his feenal ill bi drinkin the airn-rich watter.

The veelage wis aince served bi Ruthwell railwey station.

External links

• Map of Ruthwell
• The Savings Bank Museum
• Ruthwell Rovers F.C. Archived 2006-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
• Ruthwell Savings Bank Museum video footage