Dunkeld mercat cross

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Dunkeld mercat cross
Atholl Memorial Fountain
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The fountain in 2016, looking west. The Ell House is on the left; The Duchess Anne on the right
Location Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Coordinates 56°33′56″N3°35′13″W / 56.565591°N 3.586843°W / 56.565591; -3.586843
Built1866(157 years ago) (1866)
ArchitectCharles Sandeman Robertson
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Location of Dunkeld mercat cross in Perth and Kinross

Dunkeld market cross (colloquially Dunkeld mercat cross , also known as the Atholl Memorial Fountain), in the Scottish town of Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, is in the form of a drinking fountain. A 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]

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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:

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