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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Mercat Cross (Clackmannan) Alternative Name: Burgh Cross (Clackmannan); Clackmannan Cross; Market Cross (Clackmannan)Country: Scotland County: Clackmannanshire Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Clackmannan
Map Ref: NS9111091889
Latitude: 56.107310N Longitude: 3.752422W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Anne T visited on 14th Jul 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 The Mercat Cross, Clackmannan: The Mercat Cross, the Stone of Mannan and the Tolbooth are all in the same small area. When we arrived, it was about 6.40pm and the sun was low in the sky, giving deep shadows. Much to the amusement of the people drinking outside the pub behind the Tolbooth, I took a number of photographs of these monuments, then retreated to the car to try and get out of the heat. Was worth seeing, but at this time of day I wanted something to eat, drink and cool shade!
The Northern Antiquariann (TNA) features a page for this probably 16th century cross - see their entry for Mercat Cross, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, which gives directions for finding the cross together with an image of the 1866 OS map showing the location of the cross, photographs, an 1899 drawing and a brief archaeology & history.
For more information see Canmore ID 48318, an extract of which reads: "stands in the main street beside the Tolbooth. Although the stepped base has been renewed, the shaft is original. It is 9'6" in height, and is octagonal in section, measuring 11" in diameter. The capital is moulded and bears the Bruce arms. (1933, visited 1928). According to Dr Gordon (T C Gordon, The Manse, Clackmannan) the cross is correctly positioned as being on its original site. The Bruce arms on the head of the cross are still to be seen, but the steps are of recent origin (1950)." A more recent entry tells us that works were carried out on the cross in 2006 and 2007.
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