Muckle Cross

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Muckle Cross by Anne Burgess as part of the Geograph project.

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Muckle Cross

Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: Unknown

This was the market cross of the town of Elgin. Before people could read, important information and news would be read out from the Cross. Slightly curiously, the cross stands behind the kirk.

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Image Location

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Latitude
57.649169
Longitude
-3.314706