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]
| 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 | |
| Location | Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56°33′56″N 3°35′13″W / 56.565591°N 3.586843°W |
| Built | 1866 |
| Architect | Charles Sandeman Robertson |
  Location of Dunkeld mercat cross in Perth and Kinross | |
The fountain stands in a triangular plot between The Cross (to the north and west) and High Street (to the south and east).
Buildings
editBuildings in The Cross and High Street triangle include:
Gallery
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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
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Atholl Memorial Fountain – Dunkeld Catherdral official website
- ^ Monument to 6th Duke of Atholl, The Cross, High Street – Historic Environment Scotland
- ^ Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland, Frances Hindes Groome (1901), p. 437
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