Culross mercat cross is located in
Culross
Culross (/ˈkurəs/) (Scottish Gaelic: ''Cuileann Ros'', 'holly point or promontory') is a village and former royal burgh, and parish, in Fife, Scotland.
According to the 2006 estimate, the village has a population of 395. Originally, Culross ...
,
Fife
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, Scotland. Now Category A
listed
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, its base dates to the original 16th-century
mercat cross. Its shaft and
capital
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, meanwhile, are 1902 replacements, the work of
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– Dictionary of Scottish Architects
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(architect) and Alexander Neilson (sculptor).[
*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
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of Tulliallan
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, 1 July 1902, and John Cunningham of Balgownie Provost")
*Southwest: monogram of King James VI
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with crown
*Northwest: Sir James Sivewright's coat of arms, with his initials in tympanum
A unicorn
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surmounts the capital.[
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Architectural detail
File:Market (Mercat) Cross 02.jpg, The southeastern face and unicorn of the head of the cross
File:CulrossMercatCross Aug2009.JPG, The northeastern face
See also
* List of listed buildings in Culross, Fife
* List of Category A listed buildings in Fife
This is a list of Category A listed buildings in the Fife council area in east-central Scotland.
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References
Buildings and structures in Culross
Category A listed buildings in Fife
16th-century establishments in Scotland
Monumental crosses in Scotland
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