Market Cross of Culross
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 and Alexander Neilson.Photo: Kristijrn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: market cross in Culross, Fife, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Culross mercat cross”, “Culross Mercat Cross”, “Culross, The Cross, Market Cross”, “Mercat Cross”, and “Mercat Cross, The Cross, Culross”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Culross Town House and Culross Palace.
Culross Town House
Town hall
Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Culross Town House, also known as Culross Tolbooth, is a municipal structure in the Sandhaven area of Culross, Fife, Scotland. The building, which now serves as a visitor centre, is Category A listed. Culross Town House is situated 370 feet west of Market Cross of Culross.
Culross Palace
Museum
Photo: Lyall Duffus, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Culross Palace is a late 16th to early 17th century merchant's house in Culross, Fife, Scotland. The palace, or "Great Lodging", was constructed between 1597 and 1611 by Sir George Bruce, the Laird of Carnock. Culross Palace is situated 520 feet west of Market Cross of Culross.
Culross Abbey
Church
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Culross Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in Culross, Scotland, headed by the Abbot or Commendator of Culross. Part of it is still used as the local parish church by the Church of Scotland. Culross Abbey is situated 1,200 feet northeast of Market Cross of Culross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Culross and Preston Island.
Culross
Photo: HARTLEPOOLMARINA2014, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Culross is a very attractive village in Fife on the north bank of the Firth of Forth. In the 16th and 17th centuries its merchants grew rich from coal, salt and limestone, trading especially with the Low Countries, and building themselves fine town houses.
Preston Island
Locality
Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Preston Island is a former artificial island in the Firth of Forth, Scotland. The reclaimed land was once used for salt production, using local coal. It is part of Fife.
Torryburn
Village
Torryburn is a village and parish in Fife, Scotland, lying on the north shore of the Firth of Forth. It is one of a number of old port communities on this coast and at one point served as port for Dunfermline. Torryburn is situated 2½ miles east of Market Cross of Culross.
Market Cross of Culross
- Categories: market cross, tourism, historic site, and monument
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.05563° or 56° 3′ 20″ northLongitude
-3.62842° or 3° 37′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C8R394C+7JOpenStreetMap ID
node 4995290451OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q17567823
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In Other Languages
“Market Cross of Culross” goes by many names.
- German: “Marktkreuz (Culross)”
- German: “Marktkreuz”
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