Mercat Cross
Mercat Cross is a monument in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Mercat Cross is situated nearby to the sports venue The Ball Room, as well as near Dunfermline Post Office.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dunfermline Abbey and Dunfermline Carnegie Library.
Dunfermline Abbey
Church
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Dunfermline Abbey is a Church of Scotland parish church in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. The church occupies the site of the ancient chancel and transepts of a large medieval Benedictine abbey, which was confiscated and sacked in 1560 during the Scottish Reformation and permitted to fall into disrepair. Dunfermline Abbey is situated 670 feet southwest of Mercat Cross.
Dunfermline Carnegie Library
Library
The Dunfermline Carnegie Library opened in Dunfermline, Scotland, on 29 August 1883 and was the world's first Carnegie Library funded by the Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Dunfermline Carnegie Library is situated 440 feet south of Mercat Cross.
Dunfermline City Chambers
Government office
Photo: Delphine Dallison, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dunfermline City Chambers is a municipal facility at the corner of Bridge Street and Kirkgate in Dunfermline, Fife. The building, which serves as home to the local area committee of Fife Council, is a Category A listed building. Dunfermline City Chambers is situated 520 feet west of Mercat Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunfermline and Wellwood.
Dunfermline
Photo: Kilnburn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dunfermline is a city in Fife, 3 miles north of the Firth of Forth in central Scotland. The city was a royal residence, ecclesiastical centre and effective capital of Scotland from the 11th century, and many monarchs are buried at its abbey.
Wellwood
Village
Wellwood is a small village to the north of Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. It was named after the Wellwoods who used to own coalmines in the area. It has a leisure centre and a golf course.
Crossford
Village
Photo: Euchiasmus, Public domain.
Crossford is a small village located in West Fife, Scotland. Its population was 2,358 in 2011. It is 1 mile west of the city Dunfermline, east of Cairneyhill, astride the A994.
Mercat Cross
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.07141° or 56° 4′ 17″ northLongitude
-3.46165° or 3° 27′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C8R3GCQ+H8OpenStreetMap ID
node 5584321771OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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