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image copyright Rachel Windsor
The Mercat, or market, Cross now stands on Parliament Square, but formerly stood opposite Old Fishmarket Close where its position is marked by cobbles. The cross was demolished in 1756, but was restored with a new base platform by William Gladstone in 1885.
The image shows the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh, and was first published in Edinburgh Old and New by James Grant.
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Mercat Cross on Edinburgh-Royal Mile
Mercat Cross - Wikipedia entry
The pulling down of the old cross - Views in Edinburgh and it's Vicinity 1818 (ref)
The Old Cross in the History of Edinburgh by John Anderson 1858
The Mercat Cross in the Memorials of Edinburgh in the Olden Time by Daniel Wilson 1848