Mercat cross detail, High Street
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Mercat cross detail, High Street
Image: © kim traynor Taken: 20 Jun 2013
It's not always easy to date crosses, especially in the case of smaller burghs. Here, however, it helps that the cross displays the arms of the earls of Kincardine. Since we know the earldom was created in 1647, we can be sure that the cross was erected some time after that date. For a general explanation of mercat crosses, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercat_cross
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Image Location
Latitude
56.068437
Longitude
-3.718528