Mercat Cross
Mercat Cross is a monument in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Mercat Cross is situated nearby to the village Moniaive, as well as near the community center Glencairn Memorial Institute.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include George Hotel, High Street, Moniaive and Renwick’s Monument, Moniaive.
George Hotel, High Street, Moniaive
Pub
Photo: derek menzies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
George Hotel, High Street, Moniaive is a pub, which is situated 370 feet east of Mercat Cross.
Renwick’s Monument, Moniaive
Obelisk
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Renwick’s Monument, Moniaive is an obelisk, which is situated 2,300 feet west of Mercat Cross.
Lodge, Craigdarroch
Building
Photo: Ann Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lodge, Craigdarroch is a building, which is situated 2 miles west of Mercat Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moniaive and Tynron.
Moniaive
Village
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moniaive is a village in the Parish of Glencairn, in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland. It stands on the Cairn and Dalwhat Waters, 16 miles north-west of the town of Dumfries.
Tynron
Hamlet
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Tynron is a village and civil parish located in Dumfries and Galloway, in south-west Scotland. It lies in a hollow along the Shinnel Water, approximately 2 miles from the village of Moniaive. Tynron is situated 2 miles northeast of Mercat Cross.
Penpont
Village
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Penpont is a village about 2 miles west of Thornhill in Dumfriesshire, in the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland. It is near the confluence of the Shinnel Water and Scaur Water rivers in the foothills of the Southern Uplands. Penpont is situated 5 miles northeast 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
55.19741° or 55° 11′ 51″ northLongitude
-3.92045° or 3° 55′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C7R53WH+XROpenStreetMap ID
node 8343263457OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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