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Description
This handsome market cross, or mercat cross, adorned with a unicorn dates from 1686. Its name is a reminder that in the Middle Ages the market was held at Castlegate, that is to say, the gait (from gata, a Viking word meaning "path") leading to the castle. The frieze surrounding it is composed of oval panels containing ten portraits of the Stuart monarchs, from James I to James VII. The series ends with the royal and the Aberdeen armouries.
Localisation
Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide1 m - Castlegate, Aberdeen AB23
- The Green Guide112 m - Marischal Street, Aberdeen AB23
- The Green Guide245 m - Provost Ross’s House - Shiprow, Aberdeen AB11 5BY
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Where to sleepnearby
- From £54Marischal Apartments96 m - 23 Marischal Street, Aberdeen AB11 5AD
- From £75Royal Athenaeum Suites139 m - 15 Union Street, Aberdeen AB11 5BU
- From £79BrewDog Kennels - Aberdeen148 m - 5-9 Union Street, Aberdeen AB11 5BU
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Where to eatnearby
- Namaste DelhiAround£30679 m - 64 Bridge Street, Aberdeen AB11 6JN
- Café Bohème££MICHELIN 2024760 m - 21-23 Windmill Brae, Aberdeen City AB11 6HU
- Amuse by Kevin Dalgleish£££MICHELIN 20241.71 km - 1 Queen's Terrace, Aberdeen City AB10 1XL
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