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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of MARKET CROSS [Dundee] | Site of Market Cross Site of Market Cross Site of Market Cross |
Mr. Reid - Writer Johnfield Dundee Mr. James Thomson Historian Mr. Roger Librarian Dundee Library |
054 | [Situation] In the Seagate at the NW [ North West] side of Old Tolbooth (site of) The site of this object is distinctly marked in the pavement of the Street by a peculiar arrangement of the paving stones. Its arrangement is a Circle with two diameters, as a cross, but it said that originally the form was that of octagon. In ancient times this place appears to have been the central part of the town but when it became more extended it was considered expedient to have the market removed to the High Street and the Cross was then removed also to the latter place this event appears from the accounts to have taken place in 1586. Tradition points out the Cross in the Seagate to have been the place Grissell Jaffry was burned. Mr. Reid states that in his boyhood days that there was a hollow in the Street beside the site of the Cross where [continued on page 18] |
| GRISSELL JAFFRAY BURNED HERE (17th Century) | 054 | Tradition points out the Cross in the Seagate to have been the place Grissell Jaffry was burned. Mr. Reid states that in his boyhood days that there was a hollow in the Street beside the site of the Cross where [continued on page 18] |
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[Page] 17Town of Dundee -- Sheet 54 - 5. 25 Trace 2
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