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Merkland Cross

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Mark your path with a medieval wayside cross, raised on an ancient Roman road in the 1400s.

About Merkland Cross

The Merkland Cross is one of the best preserved medieval wayside crosses in Scotland. There are a range of local traditions regarding its origins, one of which says it marks the site where a member of the Maxwell family was violently killed.

The cross itself stands 3m high, and its tapered shaft and flower-shaped head have been carved from a single block of stone.

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