Mercat Cross
Mercat Cross
Mercat Cross
Mercat Cross
Mercat Cross
Mercat Cross
Mercat Cross
Mercat Cross
Mercat Cross
Mercat Cross
Mercat Cross

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An octagonal shaft on the original three-stepped base (probably dating to the sixteenth century) supports a lion capital with a lion rampant on top. The work was restored in 1895. It was known formerly as Scheduled Ancient Monument No. 2254, scheduled on 5th November 1962, and de-scheduled on 12th May 2016.
Title

Mercat Cross

Medium

stone

Accession number

IV20_WA_S015

Acquisition method

restored for James Vass, Provost of Tain

Work type

Cross

Work status

extant

Listing status

B (Scotland)

Listing date

25/03/71

Access

at all times

Inscription description

RESTORED 1895 / BY JAMES VASS M.D.(EDIN.) M.R.C.S. (ENG.) / PROVOST OF TAIN 1876 - 1892

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Located at

High Street, Tain

IV19 1AE

Stands in the angle of the Tower and the Courthouse.