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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARKET CROSS [Old Rayne] | Market Cross Cross Cross Cross Cross |
Statistical Account of Aberdeenshire Mr John Packman, Rayne Dr. [Doctor] Mitchell Rayne Mr John Smith Rayne Mr John Hutchenson Rayne |
044 | " Hear also is a market cross consisting of an upright pildar [pillar] of hewn granite raised on a pedestal of circular steps, and measuring nearly 12 feet from the ground to the top. Above the middle of this pillar is an iron staple with links, the remains of the jugs in which offenders were wont to be exposed to public shame, and half of the iron collar which clasped the neck of the delinquent remained attached to the chain about half a century ago, but is now gone. |
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[Page] 65Parish of Rayne
MARKET CROSS
This cross was probably erected in the end of the seventeenth
century, when John Horn of Westhall, superior of old Rayne was
empowered by Charter to constitute it a burgh of barony, with
regular markets and bailie courts, which last were held
accordingly in the eighteenth century."
Statistical Account of Aberdeenshire
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