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West face of Dupplin Cross
SC 449887
Description West face of Dupplin Cross
Date 1997
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 449887
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of C 76761 CN
Scope and Content Front face of the Dupplin Cross, Forteviot, Perthshire The Dupplin Cross, one of the few surviving free-standing crosses in eastern Scotland, is situated opposite modern Forteviot. From historical sources we know Forteviot was a royal residence, for Pictish and then Scottish kings, from the 9th century. The cross is made of red sandstone. Surrounding the central boss, the four arms form one panel containing spiral-work. The shaft is divided into three panels. The bottom one depicts David rending the lion's jaws with beasts in the background. The Picts ('painted ones') were a people living in Scotland north of the Forth and Clyde from the 3rd century. Nothing is known of their pagan religion, but they had been converted to Christianity by the end of the 7th century. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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