Dunkeld Cathedral

Dunkeld Cathedral
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LocationDunkeld, Perth and Kinross
CountryScotland
DenominationChurch of Scotland
Previous denominationRoman Catholic
History
Founded1260
DedicationSt Columba
Associated peopleCrínán of Dunkeld
Architecture
Heritage designationScheduled monument
Designated10 October 1994[1]
Administration
PresbyteryDunkeld and Meigle
DioceseDiocese of Dunkeld (historic)

Dunkeld Cathedral is a Church of Scotland place of worship which stands on the north bank of the River Tay in Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Built in square-stone style of predominantly grey sandstone, the cathedral proper began in 1260 and completed in 1501.[2] It stands on the site of the former Culdee Monastery of Dunkeld, stones from which can be seen as an irregular reddish streak in the eastern gable.

It is not formally a 'cathedral', as the Church of Scotland nowadays has neither cathedrals nor bishops, but it is one of a number of similar former cathedrals which has continued to carry the name.

  1. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Dunkeld Cathedral (SM90119)". Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Dunkeld Cathedral". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 16 December 2018.