Govan Stone 02 (Hogback)

Govan Stone 02 (Hogback) is a historic site in Glasgow City, Scotland. Govan Stone 02 (Hogback) is situated nearby to the historic site Govan Stone 03, as well as near Govan Stone 05.

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Type: Historic site
Description: Govan 2 (in both Stirling Maxwell’s and ECMS numbering; Lang 1) is one of the smallest of Govan’s five hogbacks and is the best preserved
Also known as: “Govan stone 2” and “Govan Stone 2”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Govan Old Parish Church and Glasgow Rangers.

Govan Old Parish Church

Church

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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.

Glasgow Rangers

Stadium

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Ibrox Stadium is a football stadium on the south side of the River Clyde in the Ibrox area of Glasgow, Scotland. The home of Scottish Premiership team Rangers, Ibrox is the third-largest football stadium in Scotland, with an all-seated capacity of 51,700. Glasgow Rangers is situated 1 mile south of Govan Stone 02 (Hogback).

Glenlee

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Glenlee is a steel-hulled three-masted barque, built as a cargo ship at Port Glasgow under that name in 1896 for Glasgow owners. With later owners she was named Islamount and Clarastella. Glenlee is situated 1,100 feet east of Govan Stone 02 (Hogback).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Govan and Partick.

Govan

Suburb

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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.