Airth Mercat Cross

Maker
Unknown
Production date
Circa 1900
 Description
View of a mercat cross and two-storey stone buildings with slate and pantile roofs in the High Street.
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Department
Photo
Maker
Production date
Circa 1900
Subject place
Airth Mercat Cross/High St/Airth/Airth area
High St/Airth/Airth area
Subject notes
View of a mercat cross with an octagonal shaft on a stepped base. On the top is a sundial surmounted by an acorn. There are two-storey stone buildings with slate and pantile roofs in the background.

The mercat cross is over 5 metres high. It carries the wild boar insignia and initials of the Elphinstone family and the date 1697.
Accession number
P25702

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