The Govan Stones
The Govan Stones is an internationally important museum collection of early medieval carved stones displayed at Govan Old Parish Church in Govan, Glasgow, Scotland.Photo: Joedkins, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: April—October 11:00 AM—4:00 PM
- Email: info@thegovanstones.org.uk
- Type: Museum
- Description: early medieval carved stones displayed at Govan Old Parish Church, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Govan stones”
- Address: 866 Govan Road, Glasgow
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Govan Old Parish Church and Govan Stone 02 (Hogback).
Govan Old Parish Church
Church
Photo: Lynn M Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Govan Old Parish Church is a former parish church serving Govan in Glasgow from the 5th or 6th century AD until 2007. In that year, the Church of Scotland united the two Govan congregations with Linthouse and established the parish church at Govan Cross, making Govan Old redundant.
Govan Stone 02 (Hogback)
Historic site
Photo: Viking870, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Govan Stone 02 (Hogback) is a historic site.
The Pearce Institute
Community center
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Pearce Institute is a community center, which is situated 340 feet south of The Govan Stones.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Govan and Partick.
Govan
Suburb
Photo: Njellis, Public domain.
Govan is a district, parish, and former burgh now part of southwest Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated 2+1⁄2 miles west of Glasgow city centre, on the south bank of the River Clyde, opposite the mouth of the River Kelvin and the district of Partick.
Partick
Suburb
Photo: Kaihsu, Public domain.
Partick is an area of Glasgow on the north bank of the River Clyde, just across from Govan. To the west lies Whiteinch, to the east Yorkhill and Kelvingrove Park, and to the north Broomhill, Hyndland, Dowanhill, Hillhead, areas which form part of the West End of Glasgow.
The Govan Stones
- Categories: collection, archaeological artefact, archaeological site, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.86455° or 55° 51′ 52″ northLongitude
-4.31297° or 4° 18′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C7QVM7P+RROpenStreetMap ID
node 12920194973OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q42887850
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