General view of site of St John's Cross, Canongate, Edinburgh, from E.

Description General view of site of St John's Cross, Canongate, Edinburgh, from E.

Date 20/8/2013

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number DP 160532

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content This Maltese cross painted on grey cobbles surrounded by red setts, inset into the road surface of the Canongate outside 196 Canongate, represents the site of the original standing cross of St John. This cross originally marked the boundary between Edinburgh and the burgh of Canongate. The original cross is now located in the churchyard of Canongate Kirk to the east of this marker. The Order of St John is believed to have owned land and property near this site in the medieval period. St John's Priory, dating from c.1768, is located in St John's Street, just to the south-east of this marker, and is the head office for the Order in Scotland. The Venerable Order of St John of Jerusalem installed the marker and the accompanying plaque in 1987, marking the 40th anniversary of the re-establishment of the Order in Scotland.

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