two conditions before the Dunkeld lectern would be released: that it was to stay in Scotland, and that no action would be taken to find and prosecute those responsible. St Stephen's parish made an offer that should the lectern be forthcoming, the parish would see that it was returned to Scotland. In recognition of this promise, St Margaret's church, Barnhill, Dundee offered St Stephen's church a Victorian replica of the lectern to replace the one removed in 1984. The "Siol nan Gaidheal" failed to respond positively. The Church of Scotland decided to proceed, and, in 1995, presented St Stephen's with the Barnhill lectern before Pragnell moved to his new parish. St Stephen's vicar had been pivotal in the efforts to bring about a satisfactory conclusion of this matter since he arrived in the parish in 1991. Current whereabouts In 1999, the Dunkeld Lectern mysteriously turned up in an Edinburgh arts centre after being missing for 15 years. It is believed that it had been hidden in a Highland grave for the intervening period. It has since been moved to the National Museum of Scotland, initially on a three-year loan. References Sources External links Photo of top of lectern – FotoFling Scotland at flickr History of St Albans Culture of medieval Scotland Art and cultural repatriation Collections of the National Museums of Scotland