Building record MAB3405 - FORRES MARKET CROSS, HIGH STREET, FORRES
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Summary
Market cross standing on site of former cross.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 31693
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 0369 5890 (23m by 22m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ05NW |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Forres |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
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.
Period Notes
Present cross built in 1844 built on the base of an earlier cross. Listed designation given on 26/01/1971.
SMALL, JW, 1900, SCOTTISH MARKET CROSSES (Bibliographic reference). SAB1795.
DOUGLAS, R, 1936, MARKET, OTHER CROSSES IN MORAY, 17 (Bibliographic reference). SAB357.
FARRELL, S, 2023, WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION FOR PROPOSED ARCHAEOLOGICAL WORK AT HIGH STREET, FORRES, WSI (Bibliographic reference). SAB4202.
Oct 17 2013 , AAS-GR-13-10-284 - 292, AAS-GR-13-10-284 - 292 (Ground Photograph). SAB35317.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- HES Listed Building Number: 31693;
- NMR Card Number: NJ05NW21;
- NRHE Numlink: 15798;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ05NW0020;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB31693 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/15798 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1795 Bibliographic reference: SMALL, JW. 1900. SCOTTISH MARKET CROSSES.
- --- SAB35317 Ground Photograph: Oct 17 2013 . AAS-GR-13-10-284 - 292. Digital. AAS-GR-13-10-284 - 292.
- --- SAB357 Bibliographic reference: DOUGLAS, R. 1936. MARKET, OTHER CROSSES IN MORAY. 17.
- --- SAB4202 Bibliographic reference: FARRELL, S. 2023. WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION FOR PROPOSED ARCHAEOLOGICAL WORK AT HIGH STREET, FORRES. WSI.
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Record last edited
Sep 1 2023 11:39AM
