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Cathedral Street, Dunkeld
Cathedral Street is an historic street in Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It connects High Street and The Cross to the east and Dunkeld Cathedral to the west. Since 1954, the National Trust for Scotland has restored eleven of its properties dating to the 17th and 18th centuries. Several of the buildings are original, having survived the 1689 Battle of Dunkeld. According to ''Parliamentary Papers'' of 1956, "these houses form a picturesque group on the approach to Dunkeld Cathedral and are of great interest as an example of street architecture of the early 18th century". Grants of £2,500 were made during 1954 and 1955. Fourteen properties on the street are now Category B listed buildings or structures, including the gates to the cathedral. Number 19, Dean's House (the original manse for the cathedral), was the home of poet and scholar Gavin Douglas (1474–1522). It was consecrated by the Bishop of Dunkeld in 1516. The house also survived an attack on Dunkeld by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunkeld Cathedral
Dunkeld Cathedral is a Church of Scotland place of worship which stands on the north bank of the River Tay in Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Built in square-stone style of predominantly grey sandstone, the cathedral proper was begun in 1260 and completed in 1501. It stands on the site of the former Culdee Monastery of Dunkeld, stones from which can be seen as an irregular reddish streak in the eastern gable. It is not formally a 'cathedral', as the Church of Scotland nowadays has neither cathedrals nor bishops, but it is one of a number of similar former cathedrals which has continued to carry the name. History Because of the long construction period, the cathedral shows mixed architecture. Gothic architecture, Gothic and Norman architecture, Norman elements are intermingled throughout the structure. Although partly in ruins, the cathedral is in regular use today and is open to the public. Relics of Columba, Saint Columba, including his bones, were said to have been kep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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