What is recorded here

Aberdeen, Castle Street, Market Cross stands as a 17th Century marker, its exact position known to the nearest metre. Whether it guided traders, marked a boundary or simply watched the street breathe, the cross still occupies the same small circle of stone. The facts stop there, but the shape suggests a life of noise, commerce and human movement around it.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Aberdeen, Castle Street, Market Cross as Market Cross (17th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Aberdeen, Castle Street, Market Cross was built in the 17th century and served as a central meeting and trading point in the city. It is important as a historic civic landmark reflecting Aberdeen's development during the early modern period.

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