Memorials & monuments · Central Scotland
Mercat Cross
Also known as: Coldingham Cross
Mercat Cross is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
Mike Rayner — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Reston · 4.6 km
About
Mercat Cross is a public memorial in central Scotland, recording local sacrifice and named in the parish register of war and civic monuments. It sits within the Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Reston, about 4.6 km away. Postcode area TD14.
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From the Wikipedia article
A mercat cross is a structure used in Scottish settlements to denote a market square. It historically indicated that the settlement had been granted the right to hold a regular market or fair by the monarch, a bishop or a baron; the cross therefore served as a symbol of authority, and was an indication of a burgh's relative prosperity. Some burghs had more than one cross, often named for the produce sold at their base. There are around 126 known examples of mercat crosses in Scotland, with many examples dating from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Scottish crosses are distinct from market crosses found elsewhere in the United Kingdom in form and iconography.
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- Coordinates
- 55.8868, -2.1576
- District
- Scottish Borders
- Postcode
- TD14 5NG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
- Nearest railway station
- Reston — 4.6 km
Sources
- osm: n2815671766 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Mercat cross (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mercat Cross?
- Mercat Cross is in Central Scotland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.8868°, -2.1576°. The nearest railway station is Reston, around 4.6 km away.