Melrose, High Cross
Cross (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Melrose, High Cross
Classification Cross (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 55718
Site Number NT53SW 12
NGR NT 5381 3417
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/55718
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Melrose
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Ettrick And Lauderdale
- Former County Roxburghshire
NT53SW 12 5381 3417.
(NT 53813417) High Cross (NR) (Supposed site of)
OS 25" map (1859)
The supposed site of a high cross which marked the spot where pilgrims from the west first glimpsed the spires of Melrose Abbey (NT53SW 30). The cross, which stood on an eminence, had disappeared by 1743 but the district still retains the name, Highcross.
Name Book 1859; J Bower 1862; A Milne 1743
No further information concerning this cross was found.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 30 January 1961
Sbc Note (21 March 2016)
Visibility: This was the site of an archaeological monument, which may no longer be visible.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
Previously also listed under duplicate site NT96SW 510 -CANCELLED. HES (LCK) 11.6.2024
