Mercat Cross
Mercat Cross is a monument in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Mercat Cross is situated nearby to the church Kilwinning Abbey, as well as near Abbey Park.- Type: Monument
- Also known as: “Kilwinning Mercat Cross”
- Address: Kilwinning
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kilwinning Abbey and Kilwinning railway station.
Kilwinning Abbey
Church
Photo: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kilwinning Abbey is a ruined abbey located in the centre of the town of Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland. Kilwinning Abbey is situated 430 feet southwest of Mercat Cross.
Kilwinning railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kilwinning railway station is a railway station serving the town of Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line 26 miles south of Glasgow Central, as well as the Glasgow South Western Line 69 miles north of Stranraer. Kilwinning railway station is situated 2,800 feet west of Mercat Cross.
Eglinton Country Park
Park
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
Eglinton Country Park is located on the grounds of the old Eglinton Castle estate in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland. Eglinton Park is situated in the parish of Kilwinning, part of the former district of Cunninghame, and covers an area of 400 ha ( of which are woodland. Eglinton Country Park is situated 1½ miles southeast of Mercat Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilwinning and Stevenston.
Kilwinning
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kilwinning is a town near the Ayrshire coast of Scotland, some 21 miles southwest of Glasgow. It's run-down and post-industrial, with a population in 2020 of 16,100.
Stevenston
Town
Photo: Chris Court, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stevenston is a town and parish in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Along with Ardrossan and Saltcoats it is one of the "Three Towns", all of similar size, on the Firth of Clyde coast; the easternmost parts of Stevenston are about 1⁄2 mile from western parts of Kilwinning, the A78 trunk road runs between the settlements. Stevenston is situated 2½ miles west of Mercat Cross.
Irvine
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
Irvine is a town in Ayrshire on the Clyde coast, with a population of 34,130 in 2020. It's post-industrial and is best-known as one of the postwar "New Towns" built across lowland Scotland.
Mercat Cross
- Category: historic site
- Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.65403° or 55° 39′ 15″ northLongitude
-4.69625° or 4° 41′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C7QM833+JGOpenStreetMap ID
node 5634683449OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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