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Dunino, Bell Craig
Cross Incised Rock (Early Medieval)
Site Name Dunino, Bell Craig
Classification Cross Incised Rock (Early Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Dunino Cross; Dunino Burn; Dunino Den
Canmore ID 34474
Site Number NO51SW 39
NGR NO 5403 1088
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/34474
- Council Fife
- Parish Dunino
- Former Region Fife
- Former District North East Fife
- Former County Fife
Dunino 3, Fife, cross-incised rock face
Measurements: cross H c 2.0m
Stone type:
Place of discovery: NO 5403 1088
Present location: in situ.
Evidence for discovery: recorded in 1979.
Present condition: top of cross weathered.
Description
A simple ringed linear cross incised into the rock face, with hollows at the intersections of the arms. It is remarkably large and finely executed, and there is no reason to doubt its early medieval date. It is likely that the rock face was originally protected by overhanging rock.
Date: early medieval.
References: DES 1979, 10
Desk-based information compiled by A Ritchie 2016
Field Visit (8 July 1925)
Pot Hole, Dunino Den.
In Dunino Den, about 100 yards to the north-west of the churchyard, is what is called "The Pot Hole." It consists of a circular depression worked in the rock surface, 4 feet 6 inches in diameter, and approximately 3 feet deep. It lies on the top of a flat rocky projection, known locally as the Bell Craig, from which a flight of steps, hewn out of the rock and probably of late construction, leads downwards to the stream. The hole was cleared out by the late Rev. C. Rodgers, and the process of clearing was continued for a time at irregular intervals as it became silted up. It is popularly supposed to have been associated with pagan worship.
RCAHMS 1933, visited 8 July 1925.
Field Visit (1979)
NO51SW 39 5403 1088.
An Early Christian cross, some 2m high, cut into the rock face. The upper part of the cross has weathered off, but the remainder is in good condition. Locally the cross is thought to be recent, because it is not widely known. It is a simple incised cross, with hollows at the intersections of the arms and a nimbus connecting the arms.
Photographs and drawing with FAI.
A Parker and E Proudfoot 1979.
