Mercat Cross, Broad Street, Stirling is a Grade B listed building in the Stirling local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 4 November 1965. Market cross.

Mercat Cross, Broad Street, Stirling

WRENN ID
wild-doorway-rook
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Stirling
Constituency
Stirling and Strathallan MP: Chris Kane (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
4 November 1965
Type
Market cross
OS grid reference
NS 793 937
Coordinates
56.12081, -3.9426
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Mercat Cross on Broad Street in Stirling is a traditional heraldic market cross dating from 1891, when it was restored and re-erected. It features an octagonal ashlar shaft topped with a carved stone representation of a heraldic unicorn seated with a shield. The cross has an ornately carved capital and stands on a base consisting of four steps. The unicorn is depicted in a sitting position, wearing a collar from which a chain wraps around its body. In front of its breast is a crowned shield displaying the Royal Arms of Scotland, surrounded by the collar of the Order of the Thistle. The figure of St Andrew with the Cross is also visible on the badge.

Local climate

Mercat Cross, Broad Street, Stirling sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,100 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% 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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