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A mercat cross is the Scots name for the market cross found frequently in Scottish cities, towns and villages where historically the right to hold a regular market or fair was granted by the monarch, a bishop or a baron. It therefore served a secular purpose as a symbol of authority, and was an indication of a burgh's relative prosperity. Historically, the term dates from the period before 1707, when the Kingdom of Scotland was an independent state, but it has been applied loosely to later structures built in the traditional architectural style of crosses or structures fulfilling the function of marking a settlement's focal point. Historical documents often refer simply to "the cross" of whichever town or village is mentioned. Today, there are around 126 known examples of extant crosses in

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  • A mercat cross is the Scots name for the market cross found frequently in Scottish cities, towns and villages where historically the right to hold a regular market or fair was granted by the monarch, a bishop or a baron. It therefore served a secular purpose as a symbol of authority, and was an indication of a burgh's relative prosperity. Historically, the term dates from the period before 1707, when the Kingdom of Scotland was an independent state, but it has been applied loosely to later structures built in the traditional architectural style of crosses or structures fulfilling the function of marking a settlement's focal point. Historical documents often refer simply to "the cross" of whichever town or village is mentioned. Today, there are around 126 known examples of extant crosses in Scotland, though the number rises if later imitations are added. (en)
  • Меркат-кросс (англ. Mercat Cross) — старинный символ процветающего торгового города в Шотландии. Обычно устанавливался на рыночной площади как знак того, что сеньором или епископом дано разрешение городу на проведение регулярного рынка или ярмарки. Предполагается, что меркат-кроссы изначально представляли собой деревянные колонны, некоторые на каменных основаниях. В последующие века они превратились в высокие каменные столбы, иногда увенчанные крестом, шаром, фигурой единорога или королевского льва, епископским гербом. Некоторые из меркат-кроссов выполняют также роль гномона солнечных часов. Самое раннее документальное упоминание о меркат-кроссах восходит к XII веку. В настоящее время в Шотландии известно более 120 аутентичных древних меркат-кроссов плюс ряд более поздних имитаций. (ru)
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  • A mercat cross is the Scots name for the market cross found frequently in Scottish cities, towns and villages where historically the right to hold a regular market or fair was granted by the monarch, a bishop or a baron. It therefore served a secular purpose as a symbol of authority, and was an indication of a burgh's relative prosperity. Historically, the term dates from the period before 1707, when the Kingdom of Scotland was an independent state, but it has been applied loosely to later structures built in the traditional architectural style of crosses or structures fulfilling the function of marking a settlement's focal point. Historical documents often refer simply to "the cross" of whichever town or village is mentioned. Today, there are around 126 known examples of extant crosses in (en)
  • Меркат-кросс (англ. Mercat Cross) — старинный символ процветающего торгового города в Шотландии. Обычно устанавливался на рыночной площади как знак того, что сеньором или епископом дано разрешение городу на проведение регулярного рынка или ярмарки. Предполагается, что меркат-кроссы изначально представляли собой деревянные колонны, некоторые на каменных основаниях. В последующие века они превратились в высокие каменные столбы, иногда увенчанные крестом, шаром, фигурой единорога или королевского льва, епископским гербом. Некоторые из меркат-кроссов выполняют также роль гномона солнечных часов. (ru)
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  • Mercat cross (en)
  • Меркат-кросс (ru)
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