Tour Scotland photograph of the Unicorn at the top of the Mercat Cross in Culross, Fife, Scotland. Culross Market Cross, erected in 1588, comprises an octagonal base of four steps, with a modern shaft surmounted by a unicorn on a cubical head. The faces of the cube-shaped head feature the Burgh arms, the Provost's initials, a monogram of King James VI who granted the status of Royal Burgh and the arms of Sir James Sivewright, who paid for the restoration of the Mercat Cross. The unicorn on top was copied from Stirling Mercat Cross and was given by a local laird to commemorate the coronation of Kind Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.
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