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Stewartry Museum
Trip No.183 Entry No.3 Date Added: 22nd Jul 2022
Site Type: Museum
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 19th Jul 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Stewartry Museum submitted by Andy B on 28th Feb 2017. Neolithic Stone Axe Hammers in the Stewartry Museum, Kirkcudbright
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Log Text: Stewartry Museum: We arrived at the museum with 10 minutes to go until closing, having been to St Cuthbert's Church almost next door, only to discover that the 8th century cross arm was not in that church, but now located in the museum.
Our thanks go to Isla who obtained permission for me to upload photographs to the Portal (she admits to being a keen follower of the Portal, especially stones!), and for her enthusiasm and time in showing us the cross fragments, and also the rock art and rock art impressions they have at the museum.
Would love to come back and spend more time here. A small museum, reminiscent of a smaller Hunterian museum, with lots of things packed into a relatively small ground floor room, some interesting modern sculptures (including Odin's Throne) and impressions of rock art panels stored outside adjacent to the street.
Mercat Cross (Kirkcudbright)
Trip No.183 Entry No.4 Date Added: 22nd Jul 2022
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 19th Jul 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Mercat Cross (Kirkcudbright) submitted by Anne T on 22nd Jul 2022. The cross at the top of the Tolbooth steps, showing the old buildings in this part of the town. Well worth a walk to see this historic part of town.
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Log Text: Mercat Cross, Tolbooth, Kirkcudbright: We'd stopped to see the old well at Mclellan's Castle (not named, just a water supply for the castle, so not recorded here), then walked across to the High Street. This is a lovely old market cross, now displayed high on the steps of the Tolbooth. Well worth walking across town to the High Street, as there are some great historic, old buildings to see. Perhaps a little late for the Portal, this cross being 17th century, but well worth a visit. There is also a well/well head underneath the cross.