Dupplin Cross

On the Saturday between Good Friday and Easter Day it seemed appropriate to visit a cross.

I had been meaning to visit St Serf's Church and the Dupplin Cross for several years and finally got round to it this morning. The earliest part of St Serf's Church was built around 1200 with the Laird's Loft added around 1687 and the north aisle around 1808-10. It served as the parish church until 1972 and is now in the care of Historic Scotland.

The main feature of the church, however, is the Dupplin Cross which used to stand on a nearby hillside but was moved to the church for safety and conservation reasons in 2002. This three-metre high free-standing cross dates from around 800AD and contains several Pictish-style designs as well as (what is believed to be) carvings of the Biblical King David and the Pictish King Constantine (c789-820). There are carvings on all four sides of the cross (see extra photo).

It is a remarkable piece of sculpture and well worth a visit.