Alyth market cross explained

Alyth market cross
Other Name:Alyth mercat cross
Coordinates:56.6253°N -3.2319°W
Location:The Cross, Alyth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Alyth market cross is a mercat cross located in Alyth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Now Category B listed, it dates to 1670. It has a rectangular shaft three feet and three inches tall (shortened from the original eight inches and standing on a five-inch-tall pedestal). It has an octagonal head, which is inscribed with "E 1A" and a lion rampant. It was erected by James Ogilvy, 2nd Earl of Airlie. It is the initials of Ogilvy's wife that adorn the head of the cross.[1]

Now back near its original location, in an elevated position in a retaining wall, it was moved to Alyth's Albert Street.

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Notes and References

  1. https://cateranecomuseum.co.uk/site/market-cross/ Market Cross