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Newbigging market cross

Scotland
HES SM2307
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Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Newbigging market cross is a scheduled ancient monument located in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The structure represents a typical example of a Scottish market cross, which served as a focal point for commercial and administrative activity in medieval and early modern settlements. Market crosses of this type functioned as gathering places for trade, public proclamations, and community gatherings, reflecting the importance of the settlement's commercial role. The monument has been designated for protection by Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM2307, recognising its archaeological and historical significance to the local area.

Newbigging market cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2307. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Newbigging market cross?

Newbigging market cross is a scheduled ancient monument located in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Who is responsible for protecting Newbigging market cross?

Newbigging market cross is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM2307.

What other scheduled monuments are near Newbigging market cross?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gillespie Moat,motte,Parkmanse Garden (8.5 km), Prehistoric settlement and enclosure, 65m ENE of 21 Colliehill Road, Biggar (8.8 km), Boghall Castle,Biggar (9.3 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Stat Accounts
The parish Statistical Accounts of the 1790s and 1830s, describing life, work and population here.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Gillespie Moat,motte,Parkmanse Garden
Medieval · Motte,parkmanse garden8.5 km
Prehistoric settlement and enclosure, 65m ENE of 21 Colliehill Road, Biggar
65m ene of 21 colliehill road, biggar8.8 km
Boghall Castle,Biggar
Biggar9.3 km
Skirling Mains,enclosure 320m WSW of
Post-Medieval · Enclosure9.6 km
Boghall,earthwork 460m S of
Earthwork9.6 km
Coulter Motte,motte,Wolfclyde
Medieval · Motte,wolfclyde9.6 km
Heavyside,two enclosures 1000m E of
Post-Medieval · Two enclosures9.7 km
Park Knowe,enclosure 1500m SSW of Thankerton
Post-Medieval · Enclosure 1500m ssw of thankerton10.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Newbigging market cross

Newbigging market cross stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Newbigging market cross

Battle of Rullion Green, 1666Battle (1666) · ~16.1 milesBattle of Linlithgow BridgeBattle (1526) · ~19.2 milesBattle of Falkirk IiBattle (1746) · ~22.1 milesBattle of Inverkeithing IiBattle · ~23.2 miles
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