Mercat Cross

Mercat Cross is a monument in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Mercat Cross is situated nearby to Princes Street Garden, as well as near St Mary Magadelene’s Churchyard and Burial Ground.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Lochmaben Castle and Lochmaben Parish Church, High Street, Lochmaben.

Old Lochmaben Castle

Archaeological site

Lochmaben Castle was a 12th-century castle on the spit of land between Loch Kirk and Loch Castle, in Lochmaben, Scotland. The motte and bailey castle was built in the 12th century by the de Brus family, Lords of Annandale. Old Lochmaben Castle is situated 1,300 feet south of Mercat Cross.

Lochmaben Parish Church, High Street, Lochmaben

Church

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lochmaben Parish Church, High Street, Lochmaben is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Mercat Cross.

Lochmaben Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lochmaben Hospital is a health facility in Woodlands Drive, Lochmaben, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Dumfries and Galloway. Lochmaben Hospital is situated 2,200 feet west of Mercat Cross.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lochmaben and Applegarthtown.

Lochmaben

Town

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lochmaben is a small town and civil parish in Scotland, and site of a castle. It lies 4 miles west of Lockerbie, in Dumfries and Galloway. By the 12th century the Bruce family had become the local landowners and, in the 14th century, Edward I rebuilt Lochmaben Castle.

Applegarthtown

Hamlet

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Applegarthtown, also known as Applegarth or Applegirth, is a village near Lockerbie in Annandale, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Applegarthtown is situated on the east bank of the River Annan close to its junction with the Nethercleugh Burn. it is five kilometres west of Lockerbie. Applegarthtown is situated 2 miles northeast of Mercat Cross.