Glasgow Mercat Cross and Tolbooth

A named place photographed at this map point in Glasgow City.

The Glasgow Mercat Cross and Tolbooth were built in the late 16th century, with the cross likely erected by the city authorities to serve as a marketplace and civic symbol. The structure combined a mercat cross with a tolbooth (town hall and prison), reflecting a typical late medieval urban design, and was significant as a center for trade, justice, and public announcements in Glasgow.