Dunkeld market cross (colloquially Dunkeld mercat cross, also known as the Atholl Memorial Fountain), in the Scottish town of Dunkeld,

Perth and Kinross Perth and Kinross ( sco, Pairth an Kinross; gd, Peairt agus Ceann Rois) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Fife, Highland and S ...

, is in the form of a drinking fountain. A

Category B listed This is a list of Category A listed buildings in Scotland, which are among the listed buildings of the United Kingdom. For a fuller list, see the pages linked on List of listed buildings in Scotland. Key The organization of the lists in th ...

structure in the care of the National Trust for Scotland, it was designed by C. S. RobertsonAtholl Memorial Fountain
– Dunkeld Catherdral official website and erected in 1866 as a monument to the

George Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl George Augustus Frederick John Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl, (20 September 1814 – 16 January 1864) was a Scottish peer, important landowner, and freemason. Life Born at Great Cumberland Place, Westminster, Murray was the son of James Murray, ...

.Monument to 6th Duke of Atholl, The Cross, High Street
– Historic Environment Scotland It replaced a cross that was about high, with four iron jougs attached to it.''Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland''
Frances Hindes Groome (1901), p. 437 The fountain stands in a triangular plot between The Cross (to the north and west) and High Street (to the south and east).

Buildings

Buildings in The Cross and High Street triangle include: *

The Duchess Anne The Duchess Anne (formerly Duchess of Atholl Girl's Industrial School and Duchess Anne Restaurant) is an historic building in Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Standing near Dunkeld mercat cross, it is a Category B listed building dating ...

The Ell Shop The Ell House (now The Ell Shop) is an historic building in Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Standing at the corner of High Street and Cathedral Street, near Dunkeld Market Cross, it is a Category B listed building dating to 1757. It was ...

Perth Arms Hotel The Perth Arms Hotel is a hotel and restaurant in Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is a Category B listed building dating to around 1755.The Ell House and

File:Dunkeld in the snow - geograph.org.uk - 2189335.jpg, The Cross, looking south, with the Dunkeld Detachment of the Black Watch drill hall behind it

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Listed buildings in Dunkeld Category B listed buildings in Perth and Kinross Monumental crosses in Scotland 1866 establishments in Scotland National Trust for Scotland properties {{architecture-stub

Buildings

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