If you know the history

I’m sure the throngs of mostly young Celtic Supporters who flooded the area around Glasgow Cross to celebrate Celtic’s championship last weekend were blissfully unaware of the history which surrounds that part of Glasgow. The traditional Mercat cross, the small octagonal building which some more athletic Celtic fans scaled on Saturday, was once at the heart of Glasgow’s medieval market area and was, in common with similar buildings in other towns, the symbolic centre of the city...