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Dunkeld Cathedral
Dunkeld Cathedral 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. The nave and bell tower, dating from the 1400s, fell into ruin at the Protestant Reformation of 1560, but the 13th-century choir became the parish church, and has remained so to the present day.
In the 11th century, the Celtic Abbacy of Dunkeld became an appanage of the Crown and subsequently descended to the Earls of Fife. In 1689 the Battle of Dunkeld was fought around the cathedral between the Jacobite Highlanders loyal to James II and VII and a government force supporting William of Orange, with the latter winning the day
Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan, known as "the Wolf of Badenoch", was buried in the cathedral following his death in 1405, where his tomb, surmounted by his armoured effigy, can still be seen.
Charles Edward Stuart, Count Roehenstart (1784–1854) is also buried here. He was the illegitimate son of Prince Ferdinand of Rohan, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cambrai, with Charlotte Stuart, Duchess of Albany, the daughter of Charles Edward Stuart.
Dunkeld Cathedral is in the care of Historic Scotland
In the 11th century, the Celtic Abbacy of Dunkeld became an appanage of the Crown and subsequently descended to the Earls of Fife. In 1689 the Battle of Dunkeld was fought around the cathedral between the Jacobite Highlanders loyal to James II and VII and a government force supporting William of Orange, with the latter winning the day
Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan, known as "the Wolf of Badenoch", was buried in the cathedral following his death in 1405, where his tomb, surmounted by his armoured effigy, can still be seen.
Charles Edward Stuart, Count Roehenstart (1784–1854) is also buried here. He was the illegitimate son of Prince Ferdinand of Rohan, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cambrai, with Charlotte Stuart, Duchess of Albany, the daughter of Charles Edward Stuart.
Dunkeld Cathedral is in the care of Historic Scotland
Reference: Dunkeld cathedral - Historic Scotland
