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Fowlis Wester

Coordinates:56°23′46″N3°44′17″W / 56.396°N 3.738°W /56.396; -3.738
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Village in Perth & Kinross, Scotland

St Bean's Church, Fowlis Wester

Fowlis Wester, also speltFowlis-Wester, is a small village inPerth and Kinross, Scotland. It is around 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east ofCrieff and 19 kilometres (12 mi) west ofPerth. Theparish of Fowlis Wester includes theAbercairny estate to the south-west.

The 13th-century parish church is dedicated to Saint Bean and was restored in 1927.[1] The category Blisted building retains original medieval features including aleper's squint.[2] Inside the church is an 8th-centuryPictishcross-slab, a replica of which stands in the village square. The slab is carved with aCeltic cross on one side, and the other side bears typically Pictish symbols as well as carvings of animals and people.[3]

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  1. ^"Fowlis Wester Parish Church". Scotland's Churches Trust. Retrieved23 May 2014.
  2. ^Historic Environment Scotland."Parish Church (St. Beanus) (Category B Listed Building) (LB12246)". Retrieved28 March 2019.
  3. ^"Fowlis Wester Sculptured Stone: History". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved28 March 2019.

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