Dunkeld market cross (colloquially Dunkeld

mercat cross A mercat cross is the Scots language, Scots name for the market cross found frequently in Scotland, Scottish cities, towns and villages where historically the right to hold a regular market or fair was granted by the monarch, a bishop or ...

, also known as the Atholl Memorial Fountain), in the Scottish town of

Dunkeld Dunkeld (, , from , "fort of the Caledonians") is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The location of a historic cathedral, it lies on the north bank of the River Tay, opposite Birnam. Dunkeld lies close to the geological Highland Boundar ...

Perth and Kinross Perth and Kinross (; ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area. It is bordered by Highland (council area), Highland and Aberdeenshire to the north, Angus, Scotland, Angus, Dundee, and F ...

, is in the form of a

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. A

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structure in the care of the

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, it was designed by Charles Sandeman RobertsonAtholl Memorial Fountain
– Dunkeld Catherdral official website and erected in 1866 as a monument to the

George Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl George Augustus Frederick John Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl, (20 September 1814 – 16 January 1864) was a Scottish peer, important landowner, and freemason. Life Born at Great Cumberland Place, Westminster, Murray was the son of James Murray, 1 ...

.Monument to 6th Duke of Atholl, The Cross, High Street
–

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It replaced a cross that was about high, with four iron

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attached to it.''Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland''
Frances Hindes Groome (1901), p. 437 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: *

The Duchess Anne The Duchess Anne (formerly Duchess of Atholl Girl's Industrial School and Duchess Anne Restaurant) is an historic building in Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Standing near Dunkeld mercat cross, it is a Category B listed building dating t ...

* The Ell Shop * Perth Arms Hotel

Gallery

File:High Street, Dunkeld - geograph.org.uk - 1242626.jpg, The Cross (the monument and the road to the right), with High Street on the left. In the background are

The Ell House The Ell House (now The Ell Shop) is an historic building in Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Standing at the corner of High Street and Cathedral Street, near Dunkeld Market Cross, it is a Category B listed building dating to 1757. It was ...

and

File:Dunkeld in the snow - geograph.org.uk - 2189335.jpg, The Cross, looking south, with the Dunkeld Detachment of the

Black Watch The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The regiment was created as part of the Childers Reforms in 1881, when the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment ...

drill hall behind it

References

Listed buildings in Dunkeld Category B listed buildings in Perth and Kinross Monumental crosses in Scotland 1866 establishments in Scotland National Trust for Scotland properties {{Scotland-struct-stub

Buildings

Gallery

See also

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