Culross mercat cross explained

Culross mercat cross
Other Name:	Culross market cross
Coordinates:	56.0556°N -3.6285°W
Location:	The Cross, Culross, Fife, Scotland
Built:	16th century (base)
Architect:	John William Small (1902 replacement shaft and capital)

Culross mercat cross is located in Culross, Fife, Scotland. Now Category A listed, its base dates to the original 16th-century mercat cross. Its shaft and capital, meanwhile, are 1902 replacements, the work of John William Small^[1] (architect) and Alexander Neilson (sculptor).

The cubical head has decorations on each face:

• Northeast: Culross Burgh arms with the date of the burgh's 1588 creation
• Southeast: the provost's initials and inscription ("Restored by the Honourable Sir James Sivewright of Tulliallan, 1 July 1902, and John Cunningham of Balgownie Provost")
• Southwest: monogram of King James VI with crown
• Northwest: Sir James Sivewright's coat of arms, with his initials in tympanum

A unicorn surmounts the capital.

See also

• List of listed buildings in Culross, Fife
• List of Category A listed buildings in Fife

Notes and References

1. http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=203787 John William Small