What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dunkeld, Dunkeld Cathedral, Cross-slab as Cross Slab (early Medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Dated to the early Medieval period, likely 8th to 10th century, the cross-slab at Dunkeld Cathedral may have served a Christian commemorative or liturgical function, reflecting the spread of Christianity in Pictish Scotland. Its design may incorporate both Pictish and later Celtic artistic traditions.
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Places near here
Dunkeld, Dunkeld CathedralPictish Symbol Stone (pictish) · 1 yd
Parent LarchEuropean Larch · 43 yd
The Parent LarchEuropean Larch · 69 yd
Dunkeld CathedralArchaeological Feature (period Unassigned) · 79 yd
Cathedral GatesMemorial · 102 yd
The Old RectoryMemorial · 112 yd
Cathedral Street, DunkeldNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 142 yd
Dunkeld EllHeritage attraction · 212 yd
Atholl Memorial FountainHeritage attraction · 239 yd
Dunkeld, High Street, K Stanley and SonsShop (19th Century), Tenement (early 19th Century) · 305 yd
Dunkeld, Atholl StreetHouse (19th Century), Shop (19th Century) · 336 yd