Dull is a village located in the county of Perth & Kinross in Scotland. Situated in the Highland part of the county, Dull consists of a single street of houses on the north side of the valley of the River Tay. The place-name means 'meadow' or 'haugh' in Gaelic[1]. The parish church, unused since the 1970s[citation needed], is on the site of an early Christian monastery founded by St Adomnán, Abbot of Iona (died 704). Several early Christian cross-slabs dating to the 7th or 8th century have been discovered in and around the parish graveyard. A slab carved with stylised warriors and horsemen in the Pictish style, uncovered during grave-digging in the 19th century, is displayed in the Museum of Scotland.
In decline for much of the 20th century, the small village has seen the construction of several new houses, and the restoration of older buildings, in recent years.
References
- ^ Iain Mac an Tàilleir. "Placenames" (PDF). Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesC-E.pdf. Retrieved 23 July 2007.
Coordinates: 56°37′8.75″N 3°56′42.9″W / 56.6190972°N 3.94525°W
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