The cathedral was built at his own expense by Bishop Gilbert who had been elected to the Bishopric of Caithness in 1222.
The cathedral was completed around 1239. Gilbert died in 1245 at Scrabster, and was the last pre-reformation Scot to be added to the Calendar of Saints.
It stood from its completion until the Reformation, some 340 years, In 1570 it was badly damaged by fire in a clan feud, and his tomb was desecrated. In 1616 some reconstruction was begun. Between 1835 and 1837, the Duchess-Countess of Sutherland completed the restoration to it's present state.
Gilbert's brother Richard is buried in the Cathedral. He was killed in battle fought nearby against the Norsemen.
The Cathedral has some wonderful stained glass and a few curios in the wood carving and in the gargoyles outside.
Gilbert died a natural death, unlike his 2 predecessors. It was because of this that Gilbert moved to Dornoch.
For more information, click on the links below
http://dornoch-cathedral.com
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/dornoch/cathedral/
http://discoveringthehighlands.com/2010/08/19/history-of-dornoch-cathedral/
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| Dornoch Cathedral |
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| interior shot |
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| stained glass of St Gilbert |
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| a curio |
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| side altar |
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| St Richard de Moravia's tomb. Note the crossed leg - he was a Crusader |
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| Guardian Angel stained glass |
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| Christ The King |
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