The old mercat cross
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The old mercat cross
Image: © kim traynor Taken: 26 Aug 2013
Crieff's Town Hall contains a small museum in the basement with a beautifully arranged and informative display of artefacts connected with the history of the burgh. The cross stands in one of the cells of the old tolbooth which the Town Hall replaced in 1850. Known as the Drummond Cross, it bears the arms of the local baronial family of that name, who were granted the earldom of Strathearn in 1320 and remained stewards of the earldom until 1748.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.372495
Longitude
-3.839226