Old Wayside Cross in Langholm
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Old Wayside Cross in Langholm
Image: © W MacDonald Taken: 1 Sep 2024
Langholm Mercat Cross, the old head, shaft and base of a central cross. Set in front of the library on Parliament Square in Langholm. The cross stood in front of the Town Hall at NY36468450 from 1723 until about 1848. It was reassembled and erected at Green Bank House NY363847, then moved to its present location in 1968. See also https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4442174 and https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/828692. Milestone Society National ID: DG_LAN
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Image Location
Latitude
55.150475
Longitude
-2.998218