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Old Scone mercat cross

Coordinates: 56°25′26″N 3°26′06″W / 56.423765°N 3.435058°W / 56.423765; -3.435058
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Old Scone mercat cross
Old Scone market cross
The mercat cross in 2013
LocationScone Palace, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Coordinates56°25′26″N 3°26′06″W / 56.423765°N 3.435058°W / 56.423765; -3.435058
Built12–15th century
Old Scone mercat cross is located in Perth and Kinross
Old Scone mercat cross
Location of Old Scone mercat cross in Perth and Kinross

Old Scone mercat cross (also known as Old Scone market cross) is the sole remnant of the ancient Scottish town of Old Scone, which was dissolved in 1803–1804 upon the development of today's New Scone.

Now in the grounds of Scone Palace, albeit a few yards south of its original location,[1] it was erected sometime in the late Middle Ages and is now a Category A listed structure.[2]

The cross has an octagonal shaft with a moulded capital and foliated cross. Other fragments sit at its base.[2]

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