Archaeology Notes

Event ID 733866

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NO60NW 13 61356 07828

For old market cross, see NO60NW 14.

(NO 6136 0783) Cross (NAT)

OS 25" map (1914)

Town cross, Crail. The cross has stood since 1887 to the E of the tolbooth (NO60NW 11). Only the shaft is original. It probably dates from the early 17th century.

RCAHMS 1933

The cross of Crail, which stood in the Marketgait, was restored to its former place a few years ago.

A H Millar 1895

The market cross of Crail is said to be a restoration of the old one, the shaft only being old (for earlier cross see 60 NW 14).

J W Small 1900

This cross is as described. No further information.

Visited by OS (WDJ) 28 August 1968.