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A mercat cross (market cross) marks the location of the market square in a... (more)

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The Mercat Cross was the place where Edinburgh merchants gathered to transact... (more)

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Mercat cross erected by the 3rd earl of Moray, son of the 'Bonnie earl... (more)

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The medieval mercat (or market) cross of Perth stood in the High Street at its... (more)

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The medieval mercat (or market) cross of Perth stood in the High Street at its... (more)

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The New Mercat Cross, erected 1913 in memory of Edward VII, purports to be a... (more)

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The Dornoch Mercat Cross on High Street possibly dates from 1628... (more)

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A-listed:... (more)

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Dornoch’s market cross, whose character suggests that it dates from the time of... (more)

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Category A listed Link... (more)

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According to Canmore... (more)

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The building dates from 1764 and is B-listed (LB22064):... (more)

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Described as "the most handsome mercat cross in Scotland", this 17th... (more)

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The current Mercat Cross is of Victorian origin, but was built close to the site... (more)

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The inscription at the base records that it commemorates the old Edinburgh... (more)

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Damaged head of the Mercat Cross in St Michael's Church

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Re-erected Findhorn Mercat Cross overlooking the harbour

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The mercat cross dates from around 1540 but was sold by the Council of Old... (more)

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A fine specimen of around 126 known examples of mercat crosses in Scotland. No... (more)

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Dornoch's mercat cross dates from 1628, the year in which the town became a... (more)

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The dedication to King Edward VII on the modern Mercat Cross (NO1123 : Perth Mercat Cross)... (more)

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Many a Scottish town has an ancient mercat cross, and indeed this city does... (more)

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Prestonpans' most famous landmark: an early 17th century mercat cross still... (more)

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A sunny afternoon in late February in Duns. See NT7853 : Plaque on Mercat Cross, Duns for the history of... (more)

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A monument in Letham Glen described in a plaque as a "Millennium Mercat... (more)

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One side of the spacious central town area with the Mercat Cross in view. The... (more)

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Woodhead is now a sleepy commuter/retirement village but in the 17th Century was... (more)

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This fine A-listed (LB31867:... (more)

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Close by the Bruce Fountain NO2507 : Bruce Fountain, Falkland lies the Mercat Cross. Inlaid into the... (more)

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There are a number of outdoor stages set up on High Street. This one is set up... (more)

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This mediæval cross is in the middle of a roundabout near the harbour in... (more)

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This mediæval cross is in the middle of a roundabout near the harbour in... (more)

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"in 1994 an exact replica of the 16th century cross, polychromed as it... (more)

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The base of the cross dates from the 16th century, but the shaft and sculpture... (more)

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The town’s market cross-style war memorial was built in 1921 and was paid for by... (more)

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The Cross in front of the pub is a replica of a Jacobean Mercat (or Market)... (more)

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Situated at the junction of Scott Crescent and Elm Row, the base of the cross... (more)

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The centrepiece of Thornhill's broad, straight main street is the Mercat... (more)

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The High Street and Parish Church seen from the Mercat Cross. The 15th century... (more)

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The inscription at the base of the cross NT3068 : Memorial Cross at Drum Farm, Gilmerton reads:- IN MEMORY OF THE... (more)

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The cross dates back to the 16th century; by contrast the town hall is dated... (more)

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A plaque below the cross states it was erected by Elgin Town Council in 1764.... (more)

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"Now sited in The Square, the Old Mercat Cross was originally sited in Old... (more)

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On High Street. It dates from the 18th century and is Category A listed... (more)

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On the green on Broad Street, in front of St Magnus Cathedral. The original... (more)

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Listed category A (LB19999). From the Statement of Special Interest, The cross... (more)

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Dating back to 1737, the cross indicated the right of the local people to hold a... (more)

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Detail on the cross at Inveraray NN0908 : Mercat Cross.

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