
What is recorded here
This bronze commemorative plaque records: The first mercat cross erected mid 13th century and moved to high street in the early 15th century. The cross stood in the street opposite this plaque which is itself on the site of the first tolbooth (town house).
The Mercat Cross served as a central gathering place for Dundee's market and public announcements since the mid-13th century, symbolizing the town’s medieval commercial and civic life.
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