A service of rededication took place in St Andrew’s church, Forteviot on Wednesday November 16. Fragments of Pictish carved stones from three separate crosses – the Invermay Cross, the Forteviot Cross and the Forteviot Ring Cross – are now displayed in the church.

These fragments bear witness to the enduring Christian community of Strathearn.

Speaking at the rededication, Professor Stephen Driscoll of Glasgow University said: “The installation of this collection of Pictish sculpture in Forteviot Church is important both for what it reveals about Scotland’s past and what it says about the community’s present…

“The care and attention given to these relics of Forteviot’s heroic age is to be celebrated for what it says about the health of the community and the wider institutional support from Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust, Historic Environment Scotland and the University of Glasgow.”

Also part of the display is the Forteviot Handbell, a rare surviving cast bronze handbell typical of the Irish and Pictish churches of the 9th and 10th centuries.

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