Moray HER - NJ26SW0016 - MUCKLE CROSS, HIGH STREET, ELGIN

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Period Details

PeriodOrderProbabilityRadiocarbon DatesDate BuiltDate of DestructionDate of Loss
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD) A100    
Modern (1900 - 2050) B100    
17th Century C100 1635  
18th Century D100  1729 
19th Century E100 1888  

Period Notes

Period Notes Original built in circa 1635, and destroyed in 1792. The present cross was erected in 1888. It was first erected in a cemetery but removed in 1792. The lion rampant is from the original cross, and was retrieved in 1887. In 2015 it was announced it was going to undergo restoration work. Listed designation given on 18/06/1982.

Architect Details

Architect Details Present cross by Sydney Mitchell.