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| The Govan Stones |
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Scotland |
North Lanarkshire |
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3rd Jul 2019 |
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Gobhain :
A fantastic collection of First Millennium Carved Stones. Of particular interest are the :
°SUN STONE ; Thought to be a repurposed Neolithic Standing Stone, this weathered Sandstone Menhir is nearly 1.7m tall. On one side there is a carved cross with Celtic style knotwork, below this is a Man hunting on a Horse (Similar to the ones seen on the Jordanhill Cross shaft and the Govan Sarcophagus)
On the opposite side of the stone is...Gobhain :
A fantastic collection of First Millennium Carved Stones. Of particular interest are the :
°SUN STONE ; Thought to be a repurposed Neolithic Standing Stone, this weathered Sandstone Menhir is nearly 1.7m tall. On one side there is a carved cross with Celtic style knotwork, below this is a Man hunting on a Horse (Similar to the ones seen on the Jordanhill Cross shaft and the Govan Sarcophagus)
On the opposite side of the stone is a Spiral Boss from which four Snakes swirl around it. Below this is a fret pattern carved into a square panel. The stone tapers towards a tenon at the top.
°SANDSTONE SARCOPHAGUS ; Officially this is said to have belonged to the 9th century Pictish King "Constantín Mac Cináeda", now called "Constantine I".
Some though think it may have belonged to a Brittonic Chieftain of Alt Clut called "Artur MacAeden", who died in the 6th century and later inspired the King Arthur stories.
When it was re-discovered in 1855 it had no lid and was empty. Possibly emptied by the Vikings after they settled the area, or perhaps it was emptied centuries before or after, we will never know.
This is unique in that is the only pre-norman Sarcophagus in Briton. Fantastic to look at in photo's, different ball game seeing it up close though. The carvings are superb, although the man on the horse is looking a little worse for wear when compared to older photographs.
°5 VIKING HOGBACKS : The largest collection of Hogbacks outside of Brompton. 4 of these are the largest Hogbacks discovered to date (Each weighing 1/2 ton) the other smaller one was loaned to the British Museum for the 'Vikings : life and legend' exhibition in 2014, although it is back home now.
Known Hogback sites : There is one Hogback in Eire, one in Wales, several sites across Scotland and a lot of sites found around the Yorkshire area.
*Getting There ; A 2 minute walk from Govan Subway station.
Come out the station and keep walking along Govan Road without turning, (Heading NW) you'll pass Water Row & Pearce Street before seeing the entrance way to the church on your right hand side.
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| Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery |
Museum |
Scotland |
North Lanarkshire |
Visited |
3rd Jul 2019 |
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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 AXEHEAD...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.
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| Hunterian Museum |
Museum |
Scotland |
North Lanarkshire |
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3rd Jul 2019 |
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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 ar...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.
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