Moray HER - NJ05NW0020 - FORRES MARKET CROSS, HIGH STREET, FORRES

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Primary ReferenceNJ05NW0020
NameFORRES MARKET CROSS, HIGH STREET, FORRES
NRHE Card No.NJ05NW21
NRHE Numlink 15798
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. 31693
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 2
Details Market cross standing on site of former cross. The base of the old cross was left in position, and the new cross built over it. Three carved stones from the old cross are in Falconer museum (NJ05NW0167). The present cross was designed by Thomas Mackenzie, 1844, with the foundation stone laid on 19th February 1844, and is a pinnacled cross modelled on the Scott Monument, Edinburgh. It has a stepped plinth, four octagonal piers supporting the pinnacles and arched to a central pier. There are corbelled niches above with capping pinnacles, and a diminutive tiered and gabletted centre with crowning cross.
Last Update01/09/2023
Updated Bycpalmer
CompilerCH
Date of Compilation18/02/2010
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National Grid Reference: NJ 0369 5890


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Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
PLINTHS STEPPEDC100
PIERSOCTAGONAL D100
NICHES CORBELLEDE100
CROSSESMARKETPINNACLEDA100
BASES RE-USEDB100