Fingask Castle, Perth Mercat Cross
Market Cross (Medieval)
Site Name Fingask Castle, Perth Mercat Cross
Classification Market Cross (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Perth, High Street; Fingask Castle Lawn; Fingask Castle Policies
Canmore ID 30459
Site Number NO22NW 7.01
NGR NO 22810 27451
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/30459
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Kilspindie
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NO22NW 7.01 2280 2744
See also NO12SW 150 1195 2363 and ND15SW 16.01.
Field Visit (19 February 1982)
In 1962 the old market cross of Perth was in the centre of the lawn E of Dale House, Caithness (ND 1300 5228). The inscription on the stone at the base of the pillar reads: 'Pillar of the Old Market Cross of Perth pulled down by Cromwell's army in 1651 and rebuilt in 1699 and finally taken down in 1763'. The dates 1699 and 1763 are barely decipherable. By 1982 it had been returned to Fingask Castle where it had stood before being moved to Caithness c.1960. It stood at NO 2276 2756 in the grounds of Fingask in 1861.
Visited by OS 14 April 1962 and 19 February 1982.
0S 1st ed 6" 1861.
Field Visit (21 June 1989)
Perth mercat cross (NO12SW 150) now stands at NO 2280 2744 on the lawn due S of Fingask Castle (NO22NW 7.00). It consists of a plain cylindrical shaft (2.07m high), with a bevelled head, supporting a crown and lion rampant. Visited by RCAHMS (IMS) 21 June 1989.
