Dunkeld / Dùn Chailleann / Dunkell
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view of font and cover
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view of church exterior
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view of church interior - tomb
!["Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan, known as "the Wolf of Badenoch", was buried in the cathedral following his death in 1394, where his tomb, surmounted by his armoured effigy, can still be seen" [source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkeld_Cathedral]](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/compressed/1260301064_compressed.png)
Scene Description: "Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan, known as "the Wolf of Badenoch", was buried in the cathedral following his death in 1394, where his tomb, surmounted by his armoured effigy, can still be seen" [source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkeld_Cathedral]
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view of church interior - stone
![the so-called "Apostles' stone" -- "Pictish cross slab, Dunkeld Cathedral. The rear of this broken cross slab is almost filled with two figurative panels. Each panel depicts six robed and heavily weathered figures. It is postulated that these figures represent the Apostles and the larger figure on the side of the slab is Christ." [text source: Gwen and James Anderson [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1351769] [accessed 1 March 2026]]](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/compressed/1260301063_compressed.png)
Scene Description: the so-called "Apostles' stone" -- "Pictish cross slab, Dunkeld Cathedral. The rear of this broken cross slab is almost filled with two figurative panels. Each panel depicts six robed and heavily weathered figures. It is postulated that these figures represent the Apostles and the larger figure on the side of the slab is Christ." [text source: Gwen and James Anderson [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1351769] [accessed 1 March 2026]]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Colin Smith, 2026
Image Source: digital photograph 2025 by Colin Smith
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view of basin - detail
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Colin Smith, 2026
Image Source: digital photograph 2025 by Colin Smith
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 26176VWX
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 14th century (?), composite font
Church / Chapel Name: Dunkeld Cathedral & Parish Church
Font Location in Church: disappeared?
Church Wikidata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkeld_Cathedral
Church Notes: the cathedral that began in 1260 and was completed in 1501, stands on the site of the former Culdee Monastery of Dunkeld
Site Location: Perth & Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A923, on the N bank of river Tay, N of the A9, about 25 km N of Perth
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Dunkeld
Additional Comments: appears to be a composite font
Town/City Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkeld
Font Notes:
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The present font appears to be a composite object: the base a later addition to the square basin, itself also modern. [NB: we have no information on the font of the medieval church here, probably removed at the Reformation].
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Colin Smith for his photographs and help documenting this site
COORDINATES
UTM: 30V 463759 6269121
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 56.565, -3.589722
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 56° 33′ 54″ N, 3° 35′ 23″ W