Moray HER - NJ26NW0003 - KINNEDDAR MARKET CROSS

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ26NW0003
Name	KINNEDDAR MARKET CROSS
NMRS Card No.	NJ26NW5
NMRS Numlink	16517
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Complete 2
Details	A market cross of unknown date, though probably Medieval. It stands on a 3-stepped plinth and is constructed from a plain chamfered octagonal shaft. It is capped by a later weather vane in the shape of a cross. It is surrounded by a walled enclosure that is within the graveyard on the site of the early medieval Kineddar Church (NJ26NW0026). No trace of the church remains.
Last Update	10/05/2023

National Grid Reference: NJ 2231 6958

Easting: 318320, Northing: 836400

Compiler	CH
Date of Compilation	23/02/2011

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
CROSSES	MARKET		A	100
SHAFTS	OCTAGONAL		B	100
WEATHER-VANES			C	100

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National Status

National Status
Listed Building, Category B

Regional Status

Photo Details

Source	Reference	Photo Type	Film Type	Date
GRA	DL 19	Ground	Black & White	20/09/1984
GRA	KA 36	Ground	Black & White	23/04/1990
AAS	AAS-GR-13-08-119 - 125	Ground	Digital	13/08/2013

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
00414	MARKET & OTHER CROSSES IN MORAY	R DOUGLAS	1936				15, ILL
02265	BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST		0				DRAINIE 10	0	0

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Drainie
Positional Accuracy	Centred at
Buffer Zone	15-20m
Buffer Type	Standard
Capture Scale	1:1 - 1:500
Spatial Feature Type	Polygon: Known Site Extent

Environment

Constraints	A public monument, regular hours (entry fee).
Altitude	5
Geology
Topography	Flat
Aspect 1	360
Aspect 2	Open
Current Land Use	Ecclesiastic
Vegetation
Soil Type
Hydrology

Measurements

Plan
Shape 1	Oval
Shape 2	Solid
Diameter
Length
Width	0.3
Thickness
Depth
Area
Height

Historic Land Use

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Radiocarbon Dates	Date Built	Date of Destruction	Date of Loss
Medieval (1100 - 1560 AD)	A	95

Period Notes

Period Notes

Architect Details

Architect Details

Maritime Archaeology

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