OS1/33/9/10
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARKET CROSS [Dornoch] | Market Cross Market Cross Market Cross |
W.S Fraser Esq Donald Taylor Esq Revd [Reverend] D Stewart |
113 | This is the ancient cross of the town. It formerly stood in the middle of the road directly facing the County Buildings, about 50 yards from its present site. It is a round pillar about eight feet in height standing on a pedestal slightly raised from the ground. If it ever bore any figures or [---] Time must have removed them for nothing upon it shows that the chisel has ever been used |
| MARKET STANCE [Dornoch] | Market Stance Market Stance Market Stance |
W.S Fraser Esq Donald Taylor Revd [Reverend] D Stewart |
113 | The cattle market is held here twice in the year. All this enclosure including Bishop Field and that lying immediately north of it was formerly used as the Cattle market and I am told that the fairs were so [large] that sufficient space was scarcely found within these [bounds] |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 10Market Stance [note]
The boundary of the
ground now used for this
market is much curtailed
and is shown on trace
by a yellow line.
There is a charter for this market.
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
KBMW- Moderator, Bizzy- Moderator, Richard Mackintosh
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