Market Cross, The Square, Fettercairn is a Grade A listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 18 August 1972.

Market Cross, The Square, Fettercairn

WRENN ID
strange-mullion-ivory
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
Aberdeenshire
Constituency
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine MP: Andrew Bowie (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
18 August 1972
OS grid reference
NO 650 735
Coordinates
56.852, -2.57464
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Dated 1670, the market cross was originally located in Kincardine before being moved to its current location in Fettercairn in 1730. It comprises a square shaft with stop-chamfered sides and an ell measure, topped with a moulded capital. Above this is a cubical head bearing the arms of Scotland, the initials, and the arms of Earl Middleton. Sundials and a date are also present. The cross stands upon a five-step base with a built plinth. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument (no. 991).

Local climate

Market Cross, The Square, Fettercairn receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 33 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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