Meikleour Mercat Cross

Meikleour Mercat Cross is a monument in Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland. Meikleour Mercat Cross is situated nearby to the forest South Wood, as well as near Meikleour Beech Hedges.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Meikleour Beech Hedges and Cargill Viaduct.

Meikleour Beech Hedges

Photo: John Phillips, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Meikleour Beech Hedge, located near Meikleour, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, was planted in the autumn of 1745 by Jean Mercer and her husband Robert Murray Nairne on the Marquess of Lansdowne's Meikleour estate. Meikleour Beech Hedges is situated 3,000 feet southeast of Meikleour Mercat Cross.

Cargill Viaduct

Bridge

Photo: Richard Sutcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cargill Viaduct is a bridge, which is situated 1½ miles south of Meikleour Mercat Cross.

Black Loch

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Black Loch is a small lowland freshwater loch that is located directly to the east of Fingask Loch in the valley of the Lunan Burn and is 1 mile south of Blairgowrie, in Perth and Kinross. Black Loch is situated 2½ miles northeast of Meikleour Mercat Cross.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meikleour and Woodside.

Meikleour

Village

Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Meikleour is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies near the confluence of the Tay and the Isla in the valley of Strathmore, 12 miles north of Perth and 4 miles south of Blairgowrie.

Woodside

Village

Photo: Brian Gall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Woodside is a small village in Scotland, 12 miles from Perth, in the Perth and Kinross council area. It is joined onto another village, Burrelton. It is 2 miles from Coupar Angus, the nearest town. Woodside is situated 3 miles east of Meikleour Mercat Cross.

Burrelton

Village

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Burrelton is a small village in Scotland about 12 miles outside Perth. It is joined onto another smaller village, Woodside. The population in 2001 was 621. Burrelton is situated 3 miles southeast of Meikleour Mercat Cross.

Meikleour Mercat Cross

Type: Monument
Category: historic site
Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.54018° or 56° 32′ 25″ north

Longitude

-3.37162° or 3° 22′ 18″ west

Open location code

9C8RGJRH+39

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1505219333

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include South Wood and Cleaven Dyke.

Nearby Places

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