- Building type: Cross
- Date of construction: 1636
- Architect: Not Assigned
- Listing: MON
- HB/SMR Ref: DOW006:020
- 2nd Survey by EHS: No
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Market Cross, Newtownards
County Down
Octagonal market cross with canopied niches. String course with gargoyles below coat of arms on each face. Rectangular door. Later pyramidal stone roof added
| Stone Type Category: | Buff-Pink Sandstone |
| Primary Stone Type: | Scrabo Sandstone |
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| Stonework Construction: | Regular-coursed plain ashlar |
| Stonework Condition: | Sandstone blockwork is in reasonable condition but with some evidence of block deterioration and surface loss through bedding-plane erosion and granular disintegration. |
| Condition Assessment (QUB): | 2 |
