Aberdeen’s Mercat Cross

's Mercat Cross was built in 1686 by John Montgomery, an Aberdeen architect. It is in the Castlegate area in the old burgh of New Aberdeen. This open-arched structure, 21 ft in diameter and 18 ft high, is a large hexagonal base from the centre of which rises a shaft with a Corinthian capital, on which is the royal unicorn.
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  • Monument
  • …dates from 1686
  • Description: market cross in Aberdeen City, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as
    “Mercat Cross”
    “Mercat Cross, Castle Street, Aberdeen”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Andrew’s Cathedral and The Tolbooth, Aberdeen.
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St Andrew's Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church…
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The Tolbooth in , Scotland is a 17th-century former jail which is now operated as a .
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St Peter's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in , Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include George Street and Footdee.
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is a street in the city of , .
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, locally known as Fittie, is a picturesque area of , Scotland.
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is a district in Aberdeen, on the north-east…

Aberdeen’s Mercat Cross

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Latitude
57.14825° or 57° 8′ 54″ north
Longitude
-2.0926° or 2° 5′ 33″ west
Open location code
9C9V4WX4+8X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 581302302
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q17576440

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In Other Languages

“Aberdeen’s Mercat Cross” goes by many names.
  • Welsh: “Mercat Cross Aberdeen”

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