Alyth market cross

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Alyth market cross is a mercat cross located in Alyth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Now Category B listed, it dates to 1670. It has a rectangular shaft three feet and three inches tall (shortened from the original eight inches and standing on a five-inch-tall pedestal). It has an octagonal head, which is inscribed with "E 1A" and a lion rampant. It was erected by James Ogilvy, 2nd Earl of Airlie. It is the initials of Ogilvy's wife that adorn the head of the cross.[1][2]

Alyth market cross
Alyth mercat cross
The cross in 2013
LocationThe Cross, Alyth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Coordinates56°37′31″N 3°13′55″W / 56.625302°N 3.231884°W / 56.625302; -3.231884
Built1670 (354 years ago) (1670)
Alyth market cross is located in Perth and Kinross
Alyth market cross
Location of Alyth market cross in Perth and Kinross
Alyth market cross is located in Scotland
Alyth market cross
Alyth market cross (Scotland)

Now back near its original location, in an elevated position in a retaining wall, it was moved to Alyth's Albert Street.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Historic Environment Scotland. "Old Market Cross, The Cross, Alyth (LB21040)". Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  2. ^ Market Cross – Catarane Ecomuseum