Culross mercat cross

Culross mercat cross
Culross market cross
The cross in 2013
LocationThe Cross, Culross, Fife, Scotland
Coordinates56°03′20″N 3°37′42″W / 56.055600°N 3.628460°W / 56.055600; -3.628460
Built16th century (base)
ArchitectJohn William Small (1902 replacement shaft and capital)
Culross mercat cross is located in Fife
Culross mercat cross
Location of Culross mercat cross in Fife
Culross mercat cross is located in Scotland
Culross mercat cross
Culross mercat cross (Scotland)

Culross mercat cross is located in Culross, Fife, Scotland. Now Category A listed, its base dates to the original 16th-century mercat cross. Its shaft and capital, meanwhile, are 1902 replacements, the work of John William Small[1] (architect) and Alexander Neilson (sculptor).[2]

The cubical head has decorations on each face:[2]

  • Northeast: Culross Burgh arms with the date of the burgh's 1588 creation
  • Southeast: the provost's initials and inscription ("Restored by the Honourable Sir James Sivewright of Tulliallan, 1 July 1902, and John Cunningham of Balgownie Provost")
  • Southwest: monogram of King James VI with crown
  • Northwest: Sir James Sivewright's coat of arms, with his initials in tympanum

A unicorn surmounts the capital.[2]

Architectural detail

  • The southeastern face and unicorn of the head of the cross
    The southeastern face and unicorn of the head of the cross
  • The northeastern face
    The northeastern face

See also

References

  1. ^ John William Small – Dictionary of Scottish Architects
  2. ^ a b c Historic Environment Scotland. "Culross, The Cross, Mercat Cross (LB24000)". Retrieved 26 January 2022.


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