Dunkeld mercat cross | |
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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 |
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]
The fountain stands in a triangular plot between The Cross (to the north and west) and High Street (to the south and east).
Buildings in The Cross and High Street triangle include:
Dunkeld mercat cross | |
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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 |
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]
The fountain stands in a triangular plot between The Cross (to the north and west) and High Street (to the south and east).
Buildings in The Cross and High Street triangle include: