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MuseumsSite Name: Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery Alternative Name: Kelvin HallCountry: Scotland County: North Lanarkshire Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Glasgow
Map Ref: NS5676166302 Landranger Map Number: 64
Latitude: 55.868536N Longitude: 4.290648W
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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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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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AstroGeologist visited on 3rd Jul 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5 Kelvingrove :
An interesting collection of Neolithic & Bronze Age Artefacts. Of particular interest are the :
°OAK LOG BOAT ; Found at the Loch Glashan Crannog (1960)
°4m OAK LADDER ; Found at the Dumbuck Crannog (1898)
°CARVED CIST COVER ; Found in Argyll
°CUP & RING MARKED ROCKS ; Found in Bluebell Wood, Langside
°NEOLITHIC PETROSPHERES ; Found in Aberdeenshire
°CINERARY URNS ; Found in Knocken Hill, Lesmahagow
°NEOLITHIC AXEHEADS ; Found in various places
°BRONZE AGE WEAPONRY ; Found in various places
*Getting There ; Just over a 5 minute walk from Kelvinhall Subway station.
Come out the station and turn left, walk along Dumbarton Road passing an entrance to the Hunterian Museum on your left after 330m, the road name changes to Argyle Street here. Keep walking along Argyle Street over the River Kelvin and the front entrance to the Kelvingrove Museum is about another 330m walk.
Anne T visited on 29th Oct 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5 Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow: After Glasgow Cathedral and the Govan Stones, I found the exhibition of Scotland's Early People a little small and disappointing, but what they had on display was interesting. Best items on display for me were the beaker found when they excavated Temple Wood in Kilmartin and a wooden ladder from a crannog. And of course the rock art stone Andy B was photographed with!
Andy B have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 3 Access: 5
Address: Kelvingrove, G3 8AG
Phone: 0141 287 2699
Opening Hours: Mon - Thurs 10am - 5pm, Fri 11am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am - 5pm
Admission:Free
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Kelvin Hall has tours of the Glasgow Museums' and the Hunterian's stores and is situated opposite Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (address above). Both are around 25 minutes walk from Glasgow city centre along Sauchiehall Street.
Note: Twilight Tour: Neolithic Carved Stone Balls, 7th September at Kelvin Hall, which is opposite the main museum and art gallery, more on our page
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