Old Scone mercat cross
market scross at Scone Palace, Scone, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
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 the cross's original location, it was erected sometime in the late Middle Ages and is now a Category A listed structure.
The cross has an octagonal shaft with a moulded capital and foliated cross. Other fragments sit at its base.
The public source identifies “Old Scone mercat cross” as market scross at Scone Palace, Scone, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Scone, mercat and cross.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 22, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q17575216. Authority coordinates are 56.424, -3.435. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1803 and 1804.
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