Archaeology Notes

Event ID 713257

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NT27SE 33 2673 7391.

(NT 2673 7391) Girth Cross (NR) (site of)

OS 25"map, (1968)

The Girth Cross, which has also been called the "Abbey" or "South" Cross at various times, marked the W limit of the Girth of Holyrood, the greatest sanctuary in Scotland, and the last to disappear. It is shown on a map of 1573 as an ornamental shaft elevated on a flight of steps and was extant until after 1767.

RCAHMS 1951; H Hannah 1927.

No trace.

Visited by OS (J L D) 25 December 1953.