Crail, Market Cross. View from south west.
SC 739272
Description Crail, Market Cross. View from south west.
Date c. 1890
Collection Papers of Erskine Beveridge, antiquarian, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 739272
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of F 1925
Scope and Content Market Cross, Marketgate, Crail, Fife, from the north-west The market cross, the symbol of the burgh's authority, stands on the south side of Marketgate, a broad thoroughfare that once formed one of the largest medieval market-places in Europe. This photograph of the cross was taken by Erskine Beveridge c.1890. The cross has stood on the south side of the street since 1887. The only part of it that is original is the square chamfered shaft, which dates from the early 17th century. The carved capital, unicorn finial and stepped base are 19th-century additions, although probably faithful to the original design. The market or mercat cross was a focal point in the official life of the royal burgh of Crail. From here important public proclamations were made, business deals conducted, and the cross formed a centre for public entertainment and rejoicing, and even as a place of punishment for local wrong-doers. It is not known where the original cross stood, but the present cross was re-erected on the Marketgate site for Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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