Mercat Cross

Mercat Cross is a monument in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Mercat Cross is situated nearby to the museum Kirkcudbright Tolbooth, as well as near the courthouse Kirkcudbright Sheriff Court.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kirkcudbright Tolbooth and MacLellan’s Castle.

Kirkcudbright Tolbooth

Museum

Photo: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kirkcudbright Tolbooth is a historic municipal building in Kirkcudbright in Kirkcudbrightshire in the administrative area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

MacLellan's Castle in the town of Kirkcudbright, in Galloway, Scotland, was built in the late 16th century. It stands in the centre of Kirkcudbright, on the south side of the River Dee which flows into the Solway Firth. MacLellan’s Castle is situated 800 feet northeast of Mercat Cross.

Stewartry Museum

Museum

Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Stewartry Museum is a local museum in Kirkcudbright, Scotland, which covers the history of this part of Galloway. Stewartry Museum is situated 880 feet east of Mercat Cross.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkcudbright and Twynholm.

Kirkcudbright

Photo: ian freeman, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kirkcudbright is a coastal town in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, with a poppulation in 2020 of 3350. Farming and fishing are its main trades.

Twynholm

Village

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Twynholm is a village in Scotland. It is located 2+1⁄4 miles north-northwest of Kirkcudbright and 4+1⁄2 miles east of Gatehouse of Fleet on the main A75 trunk road. Twynholm is situated 2½ miles northwest of Mercat Cross.

Dundrennan

Village

Photo: Ed Iglehart, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dundrennan is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about 5 miles east of Kirkcudbright. Its population is around 230. Dundrennan is located in the civil parish of Rerrick in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire. Dundrennan is situated 4½ miles southeast of Mercat Cross.

Mercat Cross

Type: Monument
Category: historic site
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.83552° or 54° 50′ 8″ north

Longitude

-4.0557° or 4° 3′ 21″ west

Open location code

9C6QRWPV+6P

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5634867450

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

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