Dunblane Cathedral, Scotland

There has probably been a religious centre on this site since at least the 9th century but Dunblane Cathedral is largely 13th century in date, though it incorporates a bell-tower of 11th century date on its south side.

Dunblane has the largest surviving collection of medieval Scottish ecclesiastical woodwork after King's College Chapel, Aberdeen. Some other detached fragments are displayed in the town's museum.

Preserved within the arcaded nave are two early Christian stones, a cross-slab and a possible architectural frieze, survivals from an early medieval church on the same site, founded by or dedicated to the 'Blane' whose name is commemorated in the name of the town.

Technically, Dunblane is no longer a cathedral, as there are no bishops in the Church of Scotland. William Chisholme, the last Catholic bishop of Dunblane in 1561, later became bishop of Vaison in France.

It contains the graves of Margaret Drummond of Stobhall, a mistress of King James IV of Scotland and her two sisters, all said to have been poisoned.
Unusually, the building is owned by the Crown.

A recent addition to the church is a memorial to the victims of the 1996 Dunblane Massacre, located in the south aisle.

Opening Times

April to September
Monday to Saturday from 9.30am - 12.30pm
and 1.30pm - 5.00pm (last admission).
Opening hours on Sunday will be 2.00pm - 5.00pm (last admission).

October to March
Monday to Saturday from 9.30am - 4.00pm (last admission).
Opening hours on Sunday are 2.00pm - 4.00pm (last admission).

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Free entry. Donations welcome.

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