Mercat Cross of Culross
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The Mercat Cross of Culross is a historic market cross in the Fife village of Culross, Scotland, symbolizing its former status as a royal burgh and trading center.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mercat Cross of Culross canonical | 1 |
| The Cross, Culross | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic monument
ⓘ
mercat cross ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | traditional Scottish mercat cross ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
burgh trading privileges
ⓘ
royal burgh of Culross ⓘ |
| category |
Category A listed buildings in Fife
ⓘ
Mercat crosses in Scotland ⓘ Tourist attractions in Fife ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| function | market cross ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
landmark of Culross conservation village
ⓘ
symbol of Culross’s historic trading rights ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cross head
ⓘ
shaft ⓘ stepped base ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Category A listed building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationAuthority | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | Scotland ⓘ |
| imageSubject | many photographs of Culross village ⓘ |
| inception | medieval period ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Culross ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Kingdom of Fife council area
ⓘ
surface form:
Council Area of Fife
Fife ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Scotland ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricCounty | Perthshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricRegion | Kingdom of Fife ⓘ |
| locatedInSquare |
Mercat Cross of Culross
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The Cross, Culross
|
| locatedNear |
Culross Abbey
ⓘ
Culross Palace ⓘ Culross Town House ⓘ |
| locatedNearBodyOfWater | Firth of Forth ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| municipality | Culross ⓘ |
| parish |
Culross parish
ⓘ
surface form:
Culross Parish
|
| partOf | historic core of Culross ⓘ |
| region |
Central Lowlands of Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Lowlands of Scotland
|
| significantEvent | designation as a listed building ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Culross as a trading centre
ⓘ
status of Culross as a royal burgh ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| use |
public gathering place
ⓘ
symbolic civic monument ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Cross, Culross