Alyth market cross

Alyth market cross - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Alyth market cross is a mercat cross located in Alyth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Now Category B listed, it dates to 1670. It has a rectangular shaft three feet and three inches tall (shortened from the original eight inches and standing on a five-inch-tall pedestal). It has an octagonal head, which is inscribed with "E 1A" and a lion rampant. It was erected by James Ogilvy, 2nd Earl of Airlie. It is the initials of Ogilvy's wife that adorn the head of the cross.Market Cross – Catarane Ecomuseum Read more on Wikipedia

type: historic site
date from: 1670

Source: en.wikipedia.org