Dunkeld mercat cross

Coordinates: 56°33′56″N 3°35′13″W / 56.565591°N 3.586843°W / 56.565591; -3.586843
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Dunkeld mercat cross
Atholl Memorial Fountain
The fountain in 2016, looking west. The Ell House is on the left; The Duchess Anne on the right
LocationDunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Coordinates56°33′56″N 3°35′13″W / 56.565591°N 3.586843°W / 56.565591; -3.586843
Built1866 (158 years ago) (1866)
ArchitectCharles Sandeman Robertson
Dunkeld mercat cross is located in Perth and Kinross
Dunkeld mercat cross
Location of Dunkeld mercat cross in Perth and Kinross

Dunkeld market cross (colloquially Dunkeld

Category B listed structure in the care of the National Trust for Scotland, it was designed by Charles Sandeman Robertson[1] and erected in 1866 as a monument to the George Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl.[2] It replaced a cross that was about 20 feet (6.1 m) high, with four iron jougs attached to it.[3]

The fountain stands in a triangular plot between The Cross (to the north and west) and High Street (to the south and east).

Buildings

Buildings in The Cross and High Street triangle include:

Gallery

  • The Cross (the monument and the road to the right), with High Street on the left. In the background are The Ell House and The Duchess Anne
    The Cross (the monument and the road to the right), with High Street on the left. In the background are The Ell House and The Duchess Anne
  • The Cross, looking south, with the Dunkeld Detachment of the Black Watch drill hall behind it
    The Cross, looking south, with the Dunkeld Detachment of the Black Watch drill hall behind it

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