Airth mercat cross
Introduction
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Airth mercat cross
Image: © kim traynor Taken: 20 Jun 2013
Mercat crosses often incorporate sundials, though the pillar of the cross itself would have functioned as a primitive sundial in the days before timepieces were commonly available.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.067888
Longitude
-3.77007