Scarecrow in the Market Cross | Somerset Photos.

Place: Somerton   |   Category: Humorous   |   Photograph Added: 3rd December 2009   |   Photo Reference: 248-IWP_270809_0603.jpg

This lovely scarecrow does not look very frightening but perhaps the crows won't see his smile. the market or butter cross was built in 1673 so that "people may sit dry to sell their butter, cheese, apples, oatmeal, cabbage, roots" and it is still used for this purpose today.