Glasgow, 1 Saltmarket, Glasgow Cross, Mercat Cross
Market Cross (20th Century)
Site Name Glasgow, 1 Saltmarket, Glasgow Cross, Mercat Cross
Classification Market Cross (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Market Cross
Canmore ID 44318
Site Number NS56SE 55
NGR NS 59665 64866
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/44318
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Glasgow (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS56SE 55 59665 64866
Glasgow was created a burgh, probably between 1189 and 1198; one of the earliest requisites in the new burgh must have been the erection of a market cross. This stood adjacent to the Tolbooth (NS 5966 6490), at the convergence of the four chief streets (ie. the modern High Street, Gallowgate, Saltmarket and Trongate).
R Renwick and J Lindsay 1921.
NMRS REFERENCE
Glasgow, Glasgow Cross.
Note (30 September 2019)
The Mercat Cross was designed by Edith Burnet Hughes.
A previous note on this record attributed the design to Sir John James Burnet.
Information from HES (SH) 30 Sep 2019.
