The Mercat Cross, marking the original centre of Glasgow. While it's built in a 17th Century style, it was only erected in 1929 to replace the original which was removed in 1659. It was designed by Edith Burnet Hughes, the neice of John James Burnet. Born in Edinburgh in 1888, she established her own architectural firm in Glasgow in 1920, and was one of the first female architects in Britain to do so.

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Since it is #UnicornDay , here's a photo of the unicorn atop the Mercat Cross, gazing at the moonrise over the Royal Mile https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/13092035675/

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Taken this day, 2014, the Unicorn and the Moon https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/13092035675/

Unicorn holding a Saltire, atop the Mercat Cross, with the Moon rising behind it.

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Animals in the darkness of Glasgow's Mercat Cross. While based on an ancient design, the current monument was only built in 1930.

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The mercat cross in Culross, on the north shore of the Firth of Forth in Fife. This is one of Scotland's best conserved and most beautiful villages and the nearest thing you'll find in the country to a 16th century time capsule. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/culross/culross/index.html

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Preston Cross, often said to be the finest mercat cross in Scotland. Erected in the early 1600s, it still stands on its original site, though the world around it has changed in a way that now makes its location look quite odd. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/prestonpans/prestoncross/index.html

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Three historic landmarks at Glasgow Cross. On the right is the Tollbooth Steeple built in early 1600s, while in the distance on the left is the Tron Steeple, built in the 1630s. In the foreground is the Mercat Cross. While it's built in a 17th Century style, it was only erected in 1929 to replace the original which was removed in 1659.

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The mercat cross in Culross, on the north shore of the Firth of Forth in Fife. This is one of Scotland's best conserved and most beautiful villages and the nearest thing you'll find in the country to a 16th century time capsule. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/culross/culross/index.html

#Scotland #Culross #Fife #MercatCross #UndiscoveredScotland

Preston Cross, often said to be the finest mercat cross in Scotland. Erected in the early 1600s, it still stands on its original site, though the world around it has changed in a way that now makes its location look quite odd. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/prestonpans/prestoncross/index.html

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