Tour Scotland Photographs Light And Shadows In Dunkeld Cathedral Perthshire

Tour Scotland photograph of light and shadows in Dunkeld Cathedral , Perthshire, Scotland. The Cathedral is dedicated to St. Columba, whose name means “dove”. Tradition has it that his relics, brought from lona by Kenneth MacAlpin for fear of desecration by marauding Norsemen, were buried under the chancel steps.

Tour Scotland photograph of light and shadows in Dunkeld Cathedral , Perthshire, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph of light and shadows in Dunkeld Cathedral , Perthshire, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph of light and shadows in Dunkeld Cathedral , Perthshire, Scotland.



Tour Scotland video of the interior of Dunkeld Cathedral , Perthshire, Scotland.

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August 29th Photographs Dunkeld Cathedral Scotland

August 29th photographs of Dunkeld Cathedral, Perthshire, Scotland. Dunkeld Cathedral stands on the north bank of the River Tay in Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Built in square-stone style of predominantly gray sandstone, the cathedral proper was begun in 1260 and completed in 1501. It stands on the site of the former Culdee Monastery of Dunkeld. The original monastery at Dunkeld dated from the sixth or early seventh century, founded after an expedition of Saint Columba to the Land of Alba.


August 29th photograph of old arches at to Dunkeld Cathedral, Perthshire, Scotland.


August 29th photograph of old gravestones at to Dunkeld Cathedral, Perthshire, Scotland.


August 29th photograph of an old doorway at to Dunkeld Cathedral, Perthshire, Scotland.


August 29th photograph of an old window at to Dunkeld Cathedral, Perthshire, Scotland.


August 29th photograph of an old window at to Dunkeld Cathedral, Perthshire, Scotland.


August 29th photograph of the gates to Dunkeld Cathedral, Perthshire, Scotland.

All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.