Mercat Cross
Mercat Cross is a monument in Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland. Mercat Cross is situated nearby to the village Kinrossie, as well as near Collace Parish Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dunsinane Hill and Dunsinane Hill.
Dunsinane Hill
Peak
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Dunsinane Hill is a hill of the Sidlaws near the village of Collace in Perthshire, Scotland. It is mentioned in Shakespeare's play Macbeth, in which a vision informs Macbeth that he "shall never vanquished be, until Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill Shall come against him." It is also where the Battle of Dunsinane, a real battle also featured in Macbeth, occurred. Dunsinane Hill is situated 1½ miles east of Mercat Cross.
Dunsinane Hill
Fort
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Dunsinane Hill is a fort, which is situated 1½ miles east of Mercat Cross.
Black Hill
Peak
Black Hill is one of the steepest hills of the Sidlaw range in South East Perthshire. Black Hill is located near Collace and is smaller than King's Seat and Higher than Dunsinane Hill,… Black Hill is situated 2 miles east of Mercat Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kinrossie and Wolfhill.
Kinrossie
Village
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Kinrossie is a linear village in the Perth and Kinross area of Scotland. It is less than a mile south off the A94 road, 8 miles from Perth and 6 miles from Coupar Angus.
Wolfhill
Village
Wolfhill is a village in Perthshire, Scotland, with a population of 316. Founded in the 1820s on Ancaster Estates, it is joined to the smaller settlement formerly known as 'Carolina' and now as 'Caroline Place' founded on the adjacent Guildry Incorporation of Perth's estates. Wolfhill is situated 2 miles west of Mercat Cross.
Balbeggie
Village
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balbeggie is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland about 7 miles northeast of Perth on the A94 road. Balbeggie is situated 2 miles southwest of Mercat Cross.
Mercat Cross
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.47656° or 56° 28′ 36″ northLongitude
-3.31896° or 3° 19′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C8RFMGJ+JCOpenStreetMap ID
node 5634766531OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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