Location
Saltoun Square Fraserburgh
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
OS Map Reference
NJ998 671
Date
1603
Description
A polychrome market cross with the Royal Arms of Scotland on the North side surrounded by the insignia of the Order of St Andrew, on the South are the Royal Arms of the United Kingdom surrounded by the insignia of the Order of the Garter,on top of a shaft dating from 1736. The south of the shaft bears the burgh arms of Fraserburgh and the north the burgh arms of Faithlie. Faithlie being the burgh that preceeded and grew into Fraserburgh. The granite base dates from 1845. The finial was replaced in 1988 and the whole monument was moved a short distance in 1997.
Era
1600s
Information Source
D W Hood
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Iconography
- heraldic motifs
- lion
- mythical or heraldic beast
- ship
Photographer
- David Watson Hood
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