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Dupplin Cross

Cross (pictish)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dupplin Cross as Cross (pictish). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Dupplin Cross is a Pictish cross associated with Saint Fillan, a 7th-century Irish monk and healer who founded a monastery in the area. The site is linked to traditions of miraculous cures, particularly for eye ailments, and is surrounded by folklore regarding the saint’s healing powers and his conflict with a local chieftain.

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