Caputh, 'cross Cairn'
Architectural Fragment(S) (Period Unknown), Cairn (Period Unknown)(Possible), Cross (Medieval)(Possible), Cross Incised Stone (Medieval)
Site Name Caputh, 'cross Cairn'
Classification Architectural Fragment(S) (Period Unknown), Cairn (Period Unknown)(Possible), Cross (Medieval)(Possible), Cross Incised Stone (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Mute Hill; Caputh Manse
Canmore ID 27119
Site Number NO04SE 12
NGR NO 0841 4000
NGR Description NO 0841 4000 and 0839 4002
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/27119
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Caputh
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NO04SE 12 0841 4000 and 0839 4002
(NO 0841 4000) Site of Cross Cairn (NR)
OS 25" map (1865)
The site of a cairn near the burial ground E. of Mute Hill where a cross is alleged to have been erected in pre-Reformation times.
Name Book 1865
Field Visit (11 October 1973)
According to Mr Bell (F R Bell, Caputh Manse) this cross was the second of twelve penitence crosses from Dunkeld to Brechin. The area is now under cultivation and there is no trace of the cross or cairn.
At NO 0839 4002, built into the W face of the wall on the E side of the entrance to the manse NO03NE 22 are several dressed stones, one with an incised Greek cross (5 cms x 5 cms) and two with masons' marks, possibly from the old church (NO04SE 10).
Visited by OS (ISS) 11 October 1973.
Field Visit (4 April 1989)
There are no visible remains of this alleged cairn.
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS), 4 April 1989.
