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Mercat Cross, High Street, Kirkcudbright

A Category A Listed Building in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8355 / 54°50'7"N

Longitude: -4.0555 / 4°3'19"W

OS Eastings: 268076

OS Northings: 550896

OS Grid: NX680508

Mapcode National: GBR 0D3J.SD

Mapcode Global: WH4WB.PQ0F

Plus Code: 9C6QRWPV+5Q

Entry Name: Mercat Cross, High Street, Kirkcudbright

Listing Name: High Street, Tolbooth, Market Cross and Well

Listing Date: 4 November 1971

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 381348

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB36542

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Kirkcudbright, High Street, Mercat Cross

ID on this website: 200381348

Location: Kirkcudbright

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Town: Kirkcudbright

Electoral Ward: Dee and Glenkens

Traditional County: Kirkcudbrightshire

Tagged with: Market cross

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Description

Built circa 1580, with repairs and alterations 1591, 1625 and 1751. TOLBOOTH: long 3-storey range with tower at E. Rubble-built with some red sandstone dressings. Irregular door and window openings of various dates. Remains of roll-moulded arch, now blocked in centre of 3-storey range, plaque above engraved 'Royal burgh of kircudbrightshire 1455-1755'. Narrow slit lights in upper floor, originally used as gaol. 2-stage tower with forestair, door at head with much weathered, roll-moulded reveals, blocked window above, set-off to 2nd stage with 1 blocked window, clock and louvered belfry opening with pointed head. Machicolated parapet with pyramidal finials and circular stone spire. Weathervane in form of a fully rigged ship model, erected to commemorate the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805.

MARKET CROSS: erected 1610. A common 17th century form with square plinth, chamfered shaft, with scrolls and triangular carved cap stone. WELL: 2 sun heads in lead spouts, plaque above in bolection moulded frame inscribed "This Fount - non Riches - Life supplies, Art gives what Nature Here Denies, Posterity Must surely Bliss, St Cuthbert's sons who purchased this". Water introduced 23 March 1762 and table t renewed 1840, again 1865.

Statement of Interest

A Dutch bell hangs in the Tolbooth inscribed "Deo Gloria Michael burgerhoys me fecit 1646".

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