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 burgh 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.
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