Mercat Cross
Mercat Cross is a monument in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Mercat Cross is situated nearby to the village Ochiltree, as well as near the historic building Langholm.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wallace’s Cave and Dumfries House.
Wallace’s Cave
Cave
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wallace's Cave in the Lugar Gorge at Auchinleck in the Parish of Auchinleck, East Ayrshire is an 18th-century grotto, contemporary with Dr Johnson's Summerhouse which is also located on the Auchinleck Estate. Wallace’s Cave is situated 1½ miles northwest of Mercat Cross.
Dumfries House
Photo: Julien.scavini, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dumfries House is a Palladian country house in Ayrshire, Scotland. It is located within a large estate, around two miles west of Cumnock. Noted for being one of the few such houses with much of its original 18th-century furniture still present, including… Dumfries House is situated 2 miles east of Mercat Cross.
Barony A Frame
Monument
Photo: Scott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Barony A Frame is a preserved headgear in East Ayrshire, Scotland, located 2 kilometres west of Auchinleck. One hundred and eighty feet high, it was built in 1954 as part of the modernisation of the Barony Colliery, which had been opened in 1907. Barony A Frame is situated 1¼ miles east of Mercat Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ochiltree and Auchinleck.
Ochiltree
Village
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ochiltree is a conservation village in East Ayrshire, Scotland, near Auchinleck and Cumnock. It is one of the oldest villages in East Ayrshire, with archaeological remains indicating Stone Age and Bronze Age settlers.
Auchinleck
Village
Photo: Brian D Osborne, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Auchinleck is a village 5 miles southeast of Mauchline, and 2 miles northwest of Cumnock in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Surrounding the village is Auchinleck Estate, centred on Auchinleck House, past home of the lawyer, diarist and biographer James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck. Auchinleck is situated 2½ miles east of Mercat Cross.
Catrine
Village
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Catrine is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland, which was formerly a centre of cotton manufacture. The village is located close to the settlements of Sorn and Mauchline, and had a population of around 2,020 in 2020. Catrine is situated 3 miles north of Mercat Cross.
Mercat Cross
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.46173° or 55° 27′ 42″ northLongitude
-4.36109° or 4° 21′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C7QFJ6Q+MHOpenStreetMap ID
node 13018529828OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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