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Classified by Somerville as a facet but included by me under attached.

The unicorn finial was carved in 1688 by John Boyd of South Queensferry to secure admittance to the Inverkeithing Trades Guildry.

When Somerville visited the plaque said that the dial was erected to comemorate the Battle of Inverkeithing in 1651. However, when I visited the plaque now said that heraldic evidence indicates that this dial was erected at the time of the marriage of David, Duke of Rothesay, son of King Robert III and Queen Annabella Drummond to Marjorie, daughter of the Earl of Douglas. The shields shown on the mercat cross are those of Robert III, Queen Annabella Drummond, the Duke of Rothesay and the Douglas family.

This dial was a very easy one to see. Straight into the centre of Inverkeithing. Parked over the road and there it was. The strange thing I thought was that the dial was tucked away in a corner. This was surely not the original place.

I always like to see the names of pubs, local radio stations etc when visiting a place. It gives an idea of what is important locally.

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	Bank St, Inverkeithing, Fife - NT 130830 - Ross 395 Lat: 56:01:55N Long: 3:23:52W A beautiful mercat cross with four dials surmountd by a unicorn holding a saltire. The dials face SW, NW, NE and SE. Only the NE has a trace of a gnomon. Visited 15 September 1985 - A. R. Somerville Visited 11 May 2006 - Author


	Classified by Somerville as a facet but included by me under attached. The unicorn finial was carved in 1688 by John Boyd of South Queensferry to secure admittance to the Inverkeithing Trades Guildry. When Somerville visited the plaque said that the dial was erected to comemorate the Battle of Inverkeithing in 1651. However, when I visited the plaque now said that heraldic evidence indicates that this dial was erected at the time of the marriage of David, Duke of Rothesay, son of King Robert III and Queen Annabella Drummond to Marjorie, daughter of the Earl of Douglas. The shields shown on the mercat cross are those of Robert III, Queen Annabella Drummond, the Duke of Rothesay and the Douglas family. This dial was a very easy one to see. Straight into the centre of Inverkeithing. Parked over the road and there it was. The strange thing I thought was that the dial was tucked away in a corner. This was surely not the original place. I always like to see the names of pubs, local radio stations etc when visiting a place. It gives an idea of what is important locally.