Document record MAB61553 - HIGH STREET, ARBROATH
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Summary
Site of the market and its cross.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 6434 4090 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO64SW |
| Civil Parish | Arbroath & St Vigeans |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Site of the market and its cross. The market area of the burgh, until the middle of the 19th century, was in the centre of the High Street in front of the tolbooth. An early reference to the market cross occurs in 1564 when a complaint was brought against a Dundee burgess for breaking the market cross of the burgh and taking away a part of it. The market cross, which was crowned with a unicorn, was removed in 1746 because it obstructed traffic and afterwards vanished. The site is marked by metal road studs in the form of a cross.
Miller, D, 1860, [Untitled], 81 (Bibliographic reference). SAB7185.
Hay, G, 1876, [Untitled], 119, 132, 284, 334 (Bibliographic reference). SAB11300.
SBS Arbroath, 1982, [Untitled], 7 (Bibliographic reference). SAB10872.
PERRY, D, 1998, A NEW LOOK AT OLD ARBROATH. IN TAYSIDE AND FIFE ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNAL, 4 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1457.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- NMR Card Number: NO64SW23;
- NRHE Numlink: 35552;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO64SW0023;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/35552 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB10872 Bibliographic reference: SBS Arbroath. 1982. [Untitled]. 7.
- --- SAB11300 Bibliographic reference: Hay, G. 1876. [Untitled]. 119, 132, 284, 334.
- --- SAB1457 Bibliographic reference: PERRY, D. 1998. A NEW LOOK AT OLD ARBROATH. IN TAYSIDE AND FIFE ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNAL, 4.
- --- SAB7185 Bibliographic reference: Miller, D. 1860. [Untitled]. 81.
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Record last edited
Jan 20 2022 8:47AM
