What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kirkcaldy Cross as Market Cross (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Kirkcaldy Cross is traditionally associated with St Andrew, and such crosses were often sites of local pilgrimage and ritual in medieval Scotland. While specific cures or folklore linked to this particular cross are not recorded, market crosses in Scotland sometimes served as places for prayer, small offerings, and community gatherings.
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