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Tour Scotland Autumn Photographs Crosses Parish Churchyard Kinclaven Perthshire
Tour Scotland Autumn photograph of Celtic Crosses in the Parish Churchyard in Kinclaven, Perthshire, Scotland. Celtic cross is a term, invented in the 19th century, is a form of Christian cross with a ring surrounding the intersection of the vertical and horizontal members; the cross' stem being longer than the other three's intersection. It belongs to a wider group of crosses with a nimbus. The Celtic Christians combined the usual four members of the Christian cross with the nimbus to create high crosses, a free-standing cross made of stone which was often richly decorated. The Celtic Revival shape, usually decorated with interlace and other motifs from Insular art, became popular for funerary monuments and other uses, and has remained so, spreading well beyond Ireland.
Tour Scotland Autumn photograph of Celtic Crosses in the Parish Churchyard in Kinclaven, Perthshire, Scotland.
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