Oot n' Aboot ~ Kinross Mercat Cross Traditional Cache
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Oot n' Aboot ~ Kinross Mercat Cross
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A visit to the Mercat Cross in Kinross.
Kinross developed in mediaeval times in association with a royal hostelry that occupied a convenient stopping off place en route between major royal residences. Loch Leven Castle was a royal stronghold until the end of the 14th Century when it was given to the Douglas family. In 1675 the estate was sold to Sir William Bruce, architect royal to King Charles II, who built the imposing Kinross House, one of Scotland's first country houses.
Kinross developed in the 18th-19th centuries as a coaching centre, textile town, railway junction and administrative centre. It was also noted for its cutlery trade which survived from 1680 to 1820 and 'Jooley Fair'.
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