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Dull Cross is a stone cross located in Perthshire, Scotland, and is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. The cross stands in landscape underlain by volcanic and sedimentary rocks of the Southern Highland Group, formed during the Middle Cambrian period. These ancient bedrock formations of lava, tuff and volcaniclastic material have shaped the local topography for over 500 million years.
The cross belongs to a class of ecclesiastical monuments found throughout medieval Scotland, typically associated with early Christian or later medieval religious sites. Such crosses served various functions, from boundary markers to sites of gathering or worship. The Dull Cross's position within this ancient geological setting reflects the long continuity of human settlement and spiritual significance in the Aberfeldy region.
The monument remains an important record of Perthshire's medieval heritage and landscape history. Its preservation under scheduled monument protection ensures that this standing cross is safeguarded for future study and public appreciation, contributing to understanding of Scotland's cross-marked places and their role within both the medieval church and the communities they served.
Dull,cross,Aberfeldy is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1622. View the official record →
Dull Cross is a stone cross located in Perthshire, Scotland, and is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1622.
Dull,cross,Aberfeldy is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM1622.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carse Farm,stone circle 350m WNW of (0.8 km), Tirinie, three round burial mounds S and SE of (1.3 km), Croftmoraig, burial mound 300m NNW of (1.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Dull,cross,Aberfeldy's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Dull,cross,Aberfeldy stands on Southern Highland Group, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is lava, tuff, volcaniclastic rock and sedimentary rock.