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<< Our Photo Pages >> St John's Cross (Canongate) - Ancient Cross in Scotland in Midlothian

Submitted by Anne T on Wednesday, 09 October 2019  Page Views: 1771

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: St John's Cross (Canongate)
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.471 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Midlothian Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Edinburgh
Map Ref: NT2628873733
Latitude: 55.950951N  Longitude: 3.18197W
Condition:
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3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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Destroyed Ambience:
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3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
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Anne T visited on 1st Oct 2019 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4 St John's Cross, Edinburgh (site of): The site of this cross was one of the clues (no. 6) on the 'Treasure Trail' map for the Old Town Trail. The markings for this cross were very faint indeed. I only recognised the spot by the circle of bricks in the road, as I’d seen similar features before. There is a plaque on the wall nearby. From the funny, small brass plates in the road and pavement just to the west, at the junction of High Street and Canongate (W-E) and Jeffrey Street-Saint Mary's Street to the east, the cross would have been located just outside the old city walls. Whilst I've been to Edinburgh on a number of occasions, I have never walked down Canongate before, and it was a great spot for discovering 'old things and old sites'.

St John's Cross (Canongate)
St John's Cross (Canongate) submitted by Anne T : The location of the old St John's Cross (now said to be outside Canongate Kirk). Whilst the location is said to be marked by a white St John's Cross, the paint had almost been worn away, and if I hadn't seen similar circles of pavers in other locations, might not have recognised the spot. Having spotted the circle, a closer look around revealed the plaque describing the cross on an adjacent wall... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Midlothian

We came across the site of this old cross as part of a 'Treasure Trail' for Edinburgh Old Town. It is recorded as Canmore ID 52301.

Standing just outside the old city walls at Netherbow (the position of the walls now marked now by some brass plates in the pavement and road, just to the west), this cross "marked a point on the western boundary of Canongate parish. It was removed long ago, a circle of stones intersected by a cross, on the pavement marking its site".

The sign on the wall just to the south of the spot marked on the road reads:
"St John’s Cross.
The Cross on the roadway marks the site of the original standing cross of St John which was on the boundary between Edinburgh and the borough of Canongate. The ancient order of St John is thought to have owned land and property next to the cross during the middle ages.
The cross was set in place during 1987 by the venerable order of St John of Jerusalem to mark the fortieth anniversary of the re-establishment of the order in Scotland".

To see a photograph of the spot with better painted markings, see Canmore Digital Image 1348377.

According to the Best of Edinburgh website, the original cross is sited at Canongate Kirk (see nearby sites below), although other sources talk of three separate crosses on Canongate - the St John's Cross, the Canongate Mercat Cross and the Girth Cross.
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St John's Cross (Canongate)
St John's Cross (Canongate) submitted by Anne T : The sign which tells you about St John's Cross on the wall adjacent to the circle of stones on the road. We didn't spot this at first, because it was in deep shadow. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St John's Cross (Canongate)
St John's Cross (Canongate) submitted by Anne T : Standing on the south side of Canongate looking across the site of the old St John's Cross. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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