Market Cross, Bank Street, Inverkeithing is a Grade A listed building in the Fife local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 11 December 1972. Monument. 2 related planning applications.

Market Cross, Bank Street, Inverkeithing

WRENN ID
eastward-timber-hyssop
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
Fife
Constituency
Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy MP: Melanie Ward (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
11 December 1972
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
NT 130 828
Coordinates
56.03081, -3.39749
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Market Cross on Bank Street in Inverkeithing is a 16th century structure featuring an octagonal shaft, which has a replacement stone in the middle. The cross was created by John Boyd in 1688 and includes a stepped octagonal capital adorned with four heraldic shields. Two of these shields display the Royal arms on the southeast and southwest sides, while the northeast shield depicts the Douglas coat of arms, and the northwest shield features the arms of Robert III and Annabella Drummond, all enriched with roses. Atop the capital is a cubical sundial, which is surmounted by a unicorn bearing a saltire. The cross stands on a modern stepped base that includes a 20th century plaque on the south side.

Local climate

Market Cross, Bank Street, Inverkeithing receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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