Memorials & monuments · North West England
Market Cross
In or near Kirkoswald.
Market Cross is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
Rob Purvis — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Lazonby and Kirkoswald · 1.6 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Market Cross is a public memorial in the Scottish Lowlands, recording local sacrifice and named in the parish register of war and civic monuments. The site is within the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB), and is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Penrith and Solway parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Lazonby and Kirkoswald, about 1.6 km away. Postcode area CA10.
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Official information
Kirkoswald Castle is a historic site located in Cumbria, England, featuring the remains of a fortified manor house. Visitors can see the ruins, including a moat and a tower, which are situated on farmland and accessible via a public footpath when the gate is unlocked.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
A market cross, or in Scots, a mercat cross, is a structure used to mark a market square in market towns, where historically the right to hold a regular market or fair was granted by the monarch, a bishop or a baron.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Market crosses were originally from the distinctive tradition in Early Medieval Insular art of free-standing stone standing or high crosses, often elaborately carved, which goes back to the 7th century. Market crosses can be found in many market towns in Britain. British emigrants often installed such crosses in their new cities, and several can be found in Canada and Australia.
Architecture
These structures range from carved stone spires, obelisks or crosses, common to small market towns such as that in Stalbridge, Dorset, to large, ornate covered structures, such as the Chichester Cross, or Malmesbury Market Cross. They can also be constructed from wood; an example is at Wymondham, Norfolk.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.7639, -2.6931
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Kirkoswald
- Postcode
- CA10 1DF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Nearest railway station
- Lazonby and Kirkoswald — 1.6 km
- Official site
- en.wikipedia.org
Sources
- osm: n2447280646 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Market cross (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Lacy's Caves
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Scales Rigg
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Glassonby
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Market Cross?
- Market Cross is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode CA10 1DF), in the parish of Kirkoswald.
- What is Market Cross?
- Market Cross is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Market Cross?
- The nearest railway station is Lazonby and Kirkoswald, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode CA10 1DF.
- Is Market Cross a protected site?
- Yes — Market Cross is part of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Market Cross free to visit?
- Yes, Market Cross is free to enter.
- How do I get to Market Cross?
- The nearest railway station is Lazonby and Kirkoswald, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CA10 1DF.