Millholm Cross

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Millholm Cross

Millholm Cross is a standing cross in the open country about a mile south of Newcastleton in Roxburghshire.

On the shaft of the crosss is carved a sword with the initials MA and AA above. It was set up in memory of a Laird of Mangerton and today it stands within a railing in a field.

The original part of the cross is 8 feet 3 inches high apart from the base, which is 1 foot 8 inches high. A modern top has been added to the upper limb. The incised initials appear just below the cross-head and the sword beneath them. It is a well-executed sword figure, with a rounded pommel and straight quillons.

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