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Mercat Cross, High Street, Dunbar

A Category B Listed Building in Dunbar, East Lothian

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.0021 / 56°0'7"N

Longitude: -2.5157 / 2°30'56"W

OS Eastings: 367935

OS Northings: 678916

OS Grid: NT679789

Mapcode National: GBR ND4V.J73

Mapcode Global: WH8W0.BD9K

Plus Code: 9C8V2F2M+RP

Entry Name: Mercat Cross, High Street, Dunbar

Listing Name: High Street, Mercat Cross

Listing Date: 5 February 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 360868

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB24791

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200360868

Location: Dunbar

County: East Lothian

Town: Dunbar

Electoral Ward: Dunbar and East Linton

Traditional County: East Lothian

Tagged with: Market cross Architectural structure

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Description

16th century. Octagonal shaft of weathered ashlar. Set in
re-entrant angle of Town House to S. Pedestal. Symmetrical
cap and base mouldings to shaft. 3 skewputt details with
carved grotesque mask heads, at top of shaft; weathered
vestige of thistle finial.

Statement of Interest

Property has group interest with other listed buildings on High Street and West Port: see LB24778 to LB24791, LB24803 to LB24824 and LB24864 to LB24867.

Composed of fragments of different dates. May have been the 'castle cross'. Skewputts possibly from Old Parish Kirk. De- scheduled October 1995.

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