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MuseumsSite Name: Hunterian MuseumCountry: Scotland County: North Lanarkshire Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Glasgow
Map Ref: NS56906667
Latitude: 55.871881N Longitude: 4.288623W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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Anne T visited on 21st Aug 2019 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Hunterian Museum: A (very) rainy day in Glasgow stopped us from going out on my 'well hunt', so we found our way to the Hunterian Museum, which I've always wanted to visit. The displays were nicely done, although the museum as a whole was a lot smaller than I anticipated.
I found the display on the Antonine Wall fascinating, along with some of the medical and scientific items on the first floor. At the time of our visit, the Royal College of Surgeon's building was closed (the website said until 2021, for redevelopment).
Unlike most museums, where you need to seek approval to post photographs, the Hunterian says: Photograph Policy: Our visitors are welcome to take photographs and video for personal, non-commercial use. We hope you will share them on your social networks! #hunterian (note: see their copyright statement on the line re works of art).
Note: the stone balls were not on display at the time of our visit.
AstroGeologist visited on 3rd Jul 2019 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 5 Hunterian :
A small collection of Prehistoric Artefacts. Of particular interest are :
°13 PETROSPHERES (Largest collection in the world of carved Neolithic Petrospheres)
°10 NEOLITHIC AXEHEADS & HAMMERS
°3 TANGED ARROWHEADS
°2 COLLARED CINERARY URNS
There is no Archaeological information on display at these items, (Like when and where they were found) and as a whole the displays could be presented a little better. The Petrospheres are especially significant and deserve a whole display to themselves instead of being lumped in with non related items. Their historical rarity and significance should be highlighted.
As well as these prehistoric artefacts the Hunterian also houses a nice Mineral & Gemstome collection on the same floor.
*Getting There ; Just over a 5 minute walk from Kelvinhall Subway station.
Come out the station and turn left, walk along Dumbarton Road for 330m and you'll come to an entrance archway to the University of Glasgow (Which is an entrance to the Hunterian Museum) the road name changes to Argyle Street here. Walk up through the archway into a 'Maze' of streets and turns following the tourists (It is VERY BADLY signposted - it's like they don't want you to find it) until you find the entrance to the museum.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 3 Access: 4.5
Part of Glasgow University, it claims to be Scotland's oldest public library. Mainly medical but with good Roman collection especially from Antoine's wall.
It has one of the largest collections of carved stone balls in the country.
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