Mercat Cross
Mercat Cross is a monument in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Mercat Cross is situated nearby to the square The Plainstanes, as well as near the town hall Banff Town House.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Duff House and Princess Royal Park.
Duff House
Museum
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Duff House is a Georgian estate house in Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Now in the care of Historic Environment Scotland, it is part of the National Galleries Scotland and is a Category A listed building. Duff House is situated 2,200 feet south of Mercat Cross.
Princess Royal Park
Sports venue
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Princess Royal Park is a football ground in the town of Banff in the north-east of Scotland, which is the home ground of Highland Football League side Deveronvale. Princess Royal Park is situated 870 feet southeast of Mercat Cross.
Banff Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Banff Bridge is situated 1,800 feet east of Mercat Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Banff and Macduff.
Banff
Photo: Mussklprozz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Banff is a small fishing port in Aberdeenshire in northeast Scotland. It stands on the west bank of the mouth of the River Deveron, with the village of Macduff on the east bank; in 2020 each had a population of about 4000.
Macduff
Town
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Macduff is a town in the Banff and Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is situated on Banff Bay and faces the town of Banff across the estuary of the River Deveron.
Whitehills
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitehills is a small fishing village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, that lies three miles west of Banff on the Moray Firth. It is part of the historic county of Banffshire. Whitehills is situated 2½ miles west of Mercat Cross.
Mercat Cross
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.66455° or 57° 39′ 52″ northLongitude
-2.52166° or 2° 31′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C9VMF7H+R8OpenStreetMap ID
node 4283390643OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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