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Market Cross to undergo site survey this week

By Jonathan Clark
- jonny.clark@hnmedia.co.uk
Published: 16:00, 19 August 2019
 | Updated: 16:26, 19 August 2019

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A SITE survey will take place this week to check the damage to the Market Cross on Forres High Street.

Forres landmark - The Market Cross - in the centre of the High Street has been sealed off after concerns were raised over falling stonework...Picture: Daniel Forsyth. Image No.044576.
Forres landmark - The Market Cross - in the centre of the High Street has been sealed off after concerns were raised over falling stonework...Picture: Daniel Forsyth. Image No.044576.

A bit of stone cracked off and was balancing on the edge, leading to the cross being fenced off.

On Wednesday, August 21, a site survey will be undertaken to find the extent of the damage and how best to deal with it.

Forres landmark - The Market Cross - in the centre of the High Street has been sealed off after concerns were raised over falling stonework...Picture: Daniel Forsyth. Image No.044576.
Forres landmark - The Market Cross - in the centre of the High Street has been sealed off after concerns were raised over falling stonework...Picture: Daniel Forsyth. Image No.044576.

Temporary traffic lights will be in place for half a day, starting at 8.30am, to allow safe access for those surveying.

The cost of the essential repairs will be made clear after the survey.

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