The Mercat Cross in Edinburgh is a tall, octagonal stone structure topped by a stone unicorn carrying a shield. It sits near the high street as a royal landmark where public proclamations were read for centuries. When Charles the Second returned to the throne in sixteen sixty, the people of the city held a celebration here that lasted for days. They built fountains that flowed with wine and roasted whole oxen in the streets, turning the site into the heart of royal spectacle.
Mercat Cross
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