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<< Our Photo Pages >> Dunkeld Cathedral Sculptured Stone - Early Christian Sculptured Stone in Scotland in Perth and Kinross

Submitted by hamish on Thursday, 27 October 2005  Page Views: 6293

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Dunkeld Cathedral Sculptured Stone Alternative Name: Apostle's Stone
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.149 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Perth and Kinross Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Dunkeld
Map Ref: NO024426
Latitude: 56.565176N  Longitude: 3.589804W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
3

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Dunkeld Cathedral Sculptured Stone
Dunkeld Cathedral Sculptured Stone submitted by hamish : This photo shows the twelve figures. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Early Christian Sculptured Stone in Perth and Kinross

This stone is on view in the remains of Dunkeld Cathedral, it is elaborately carved but weathered having been used as a gatepost. It is known locally as The Apostle's Stone. There are 12 figures carved on it plus beasts, one figure seems to have been beheaded. Like most of these sculptured stones no-one knows what is depicted.
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Dunkeld Cathedral Sculptured Stone
Dunkeld Cathedral Sculptured Stone submitted by hamish : This photo shows the side with the scene with the beheaded man. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dunkeld Cathedral Sculptured Stone
Dunkeld Cathedral Sculptured Stone submitted by cosmic : The other cross slab (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dunkeld Cathedral Sculptured Stone
Dunkeld Cathedral Sculptured Stone submitted by cosmic : Twelve Apostles reverse side (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dunkeld Cathedral Sculptured Stone
Dunkeld Cathedral Sculptured Stone submitted by cosmic : Twelve Apostles Stone (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NO0242 : Inside Dunkeld Cathedral by thejackrustles
by thejackrustles
©2023(licence)
NO0242 : Dunkeld Cathedral by Alison Stamp
by Alison Stamp
©2005(licence)
NO0242 : Pictish cross slab, Dunkeld Cathedral by Gwen and James Anderson
by Gwen and James Anderson
©2009(licence)
NO0242 : Dunkeld Cathedral by Euan Nelson
by Euan Nelson
©2012(licence)
NO0242 : Dunkeld Cathedral by Euan Nelson
by Euan Nelson
©2012(licence)

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