Dunkeld mercat cross explained

Dunkeld mercat cross
Other Name:	Atholl Memorial Fountain
Coordinates:	56.5656°N -3.5868°W
Location:	Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Architect:	Charles Sandeman Robertson

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 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:

• The Duchess Anne
• The Ell Shop
• Perth Arms Hotel

See also

• List of listed buildings in Dunkeld And Dowally, Perth and Kinross

Notes and References

1. https://www.dunkeldcathedral.org.uk/history-visitors-information/55-history-visitors/227-atholl-memorial-fountain Atholl Memorial Fountain
2. https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB5619 Monument to 6th Duke of Atholl, The Cross, High Street
3. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=ZrGM8n_uNOcC&pcampaignid=books_web_aboutlink Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland