Kinrossie, Mercat Cross
Market Cross (17th Century) (1686)
Site Name Kinrossie, Mercat Cross
Classification Market Cross (17th Century) (1686)
Alternative Name(s) Kinrossie Mercat Cross; Market Cross Of Kinrossie; Market Cross, Kinrossie
Canmore ID 28629
Site Number NO13SE 6
NGR NO 18856 32383
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/28629
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Collace
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NO13SE 6 18856 32383.
(NO 1885 3237) Cross (NR)
OS 6" map (1901)
The Market Cross of Kinrossie stands on three steps in the centre of the village. There is a circular shaft and the head shows on one side a St Andrew's Cross and on the other the date 1686.
J W Small 1900
The cross, of grey sandstone, is in good condition and contained within a railed enclosure.
Visited by OS Reviser (FER) 9 June 1955
No change.
Visited by OS (RD) 14 February 1969
Kinrossie mercat cross, now enclosed by railings, stands beside the public road at the centre of the village. It consists of a stepped plinth, a shaft and moulded head (in the form of a St Andrew's cross with each arm defined by a bowtell moulding) and is surmounted by a ball-finial. The date (1686) is no longer visible.
Visited by RCAHMS (IMS) 20 April 1989.
NSA 1845; J W Small 1900.