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Stunning collection of Viking-Age sculpture from the early medieval Kingdom of Strathclyde in the cathedral-like Govan Old. OPEN 7 DAYS, 1-4pm. FREE entry.
Glasgow G51 3UU, Scotland
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The
@GovanStones
REOPENS.
7 days a week.
From Monday, April 1st.
1pm - 4pm.
Always free.
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We would love to increase our follower numbers so we can reach more people - please RT and like this to help our free early medieval museum, its 1,500-year-old graveyard of kings and queens, and its stunning collection of carved stones from the Viking-Age Kingdom of Strathclyde!
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STUNNING find at Govan Old: We've just uncovered a probable early medieval carved stone of a figure, perhaps with a shield on a strap, a weapon over their shoulder, a robe, and a pony tail and possibly a beard. More as we get it.
Open until 4:45pm today and Sunday from 10am.
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𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦
It looks like our
@UofGArchaeo
archaeologists and volunteers have discovered one of the early medieval
@GovanStones
from the Viking-Age Kingdom of Strathclyde. Watch Prof.
@driscoll_s
and
@GovanStones
' Frazer at this wonderful rediscovery!
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⛴️We're delighted to announce the return of the GOVAN FERRY! ⛴️
Starts Friday 22nd June.
⚓️FREE passage between Govan and the Riverside Museum! Donations welcome. ⚓️
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🎉YOU DID IT, PEOPLE! 🎉
The Govan Stones are OFFICIALLY Scotland's top 'Hidden Gem' and we COULD NOT BE MORE GRATEFUL!
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‼️Uhh, guys... No big deal or anything but...
📢 LOST CARVINGS of the ancient Kingdom of Strathclyde TURN UP in Govan Graveyard!
On yersels
@Northlighter
& big thanks to all Stones 'n' Bones volunteers!
#archaeology
#discovery
#strathclyde
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Moments of Discovery: a stunning NEW find we made only yesterday: an early modern tombstone from the 17th or 18th century in the ⛪ graveyard at
@GovanStones
.
#MementoMoriMonday
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Come see the Govan Warrior, the newly-discovered early medieval carved stone of exquisite quality that's causing international excitement.
On display at Govan Old today until 4:45pm.
FREE ENTRY, as always.
It's also the last day of
@Glasgowdodf
!
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🚨 𝘽𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙆𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎, Pt 1️⃣
Amazing discovery on the Day 1 probe survey!
@GovanStones
volunteer Aaron found this 𝟭𝟳𝟬𝟴 headstone to Elisabeth ?McKala?, which may be a M(a)cAuley type name (Alan Leslie pers. comm.) and, thus, of early medieval Old Norse-Gaelic origins!
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The stunning NEW find we made only yesterday: an early modern tombstone from the 17th or 18th century in the ancient ⛪ graveyard at
@GovanStones
.
#MementoMoriMonday
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🆕️ + 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 🎁 THREAD
Thrilled to launch the
@GovanStones
|
@archaeoptics3d
Collection with a 🆓️ giveaway of a 3D-printed handpainted resin 1:32 scale model of a Govan hogback, normal price £14!
RT, Follow & Like for your chance to win a 🆓️ Govan hogback model
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👋🏽Hello & welcome to OPERATION PROTECT THE GOVAN STONES!
The future of Glasgow's early-medieval collection isn't yet set in stone. Our community has thwarted the closure of this staggeringly rare site, now we URGENTLY need your help to secure its future
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𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 ❗️𝗩𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗔𝗴𝗲 archaeology from the early medieval Kingdom of Strathclyde has been rediscovered as we reopen Prof. Stephen Driscoll's
@thetimeteam
trench from 1996. This is part of the 10th-century monumental roadway from church to Doomster Hill!
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Welcome to
#SarcophagusSunday
Our Sarcophagus is thought to depict a Pictish king, Constantine, killed by Vikings and subsequently venerated as a saint by the Strathclyde Britons. It possibly dates to the late 9th century and was rediscovered in our ancient graveyard in 1855.
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#DYK
the Govan-Partick bridge towers over the site of an ancient Clyde fording point? This was before it was deepened and stone-lined during the Industrial Revolution. Future
@GovanStones
visitors will recreate the walk of Strathclyde royalty from their Partick estate to Govan ⛪️
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AMAZING find at Govan Old dig: We've just uncovered a probable early medieval carved stone of a figure, perhaps with a shield on a strap, a weapon over their shoulder, a robe, and a pony tail and possibly a beard. More as we get it.
Open until 4:45pm today and Sunday from 10am.
HUGE FIND AT GOVAN OLD DIG: WE'VE JUST FOUND AN EARLY MEDIEVAL FIGURE ON A CARVED STONE. More as we get it.
We're open today until 4:45pm
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We present our amazing memento mori, discovered only yesterday, for
#MementoMoriMonday
!
MORE 𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦: stunning memento mori early modern tombstone found at
@GovanStones
. Our group of volunteers and
@UofGArchaeo
archaeologists have discovered an amazing gravestone in our 1,500-year-old graveyard. Video on Facebook ⤵️
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⚔ Did you know that a collection of ultra rare Viking-age sculpture has stood at the banks of Glasgow's River Clyde for over 1000 YEARS?!
🤞🏼Now the Govan community needs help to conserve & protect the future of these breathtaking monuments.
More info ➡️
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💥GOVAN OLD CHURCH GOES ONLINE!💥
Tune in with
@govanstones
Twitter next week to celebrate
@GlasgowDOD
festival! Join
@UofGlasgow
's Prof Stephen Driscoll for a live tour of Govan's Viking-age sculpture collection! ⚔️
@driscoll_s
📢 Tuesday 15th Sept - 11:30am 👉
@govanstones
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Wow!
@archaeoptics3d
have 3D-printed us a high-contrast accessible handling copy of the Govan Warrior, the early medieval carved stone found recently in our ancient churchyard.
⏳️ We're only open until October 31st, then closed until April 1st, so get here soon to see these!
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A great new perspective on the Govan Warrior and a photograph of some of the team behind the dig that discovered it!
Photos by Ingrid Shearer of
@gbptrust
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Read all about it! The Govan Warrior is changing our view of where Strathclyde sits in the artistic and cultural world of early medieval Britain and Ireland, and the Press are taking notice!
Our thanks to Craig Williams at the
@heraldscotland
.
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📢 HAVE YOU HEARD?!
@GovanStones
is FULLY REOPENING on FRIDAY, 1st APRIL, 2022, at 1pm💥
ENTRY is FREE and we'll then be OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK, 1pm-4pm!
Until then, please enjoy a short photo thread🧵of some of our stunning early medieval sculptures and our ancient graveyard ☠
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On
#BoxingDay
, enjoy 2️⃣🎞 about the early
#medieval
@GovanStones
,
#Viking
-Age stone monuments from the lost Cumbric (Old Welsh 🗣) Kingdom of Strathclyde, based in what's now
#Glasgow
! 🎬
#SaturdayMotivation
#archaeology
1️⃣➡️
2️⃣➡️
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Stunning.
Free.
Open 1-4pm.
Discover the lost Last Kingdom: the early
#medieval
Kingdom of Strathclyde was created by northern Britons and Vikings - see its extraordinary stone sculpture today.
#MedievalTwitter
#archaeology
#history
#Glasgow
#Scotland
#Vikings
#VisitScotland
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🎬 𝙵𝚛𝚒𝚍𝚊𝚢 𝙽𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚎𝚛𝚎 🎬
Join Prof.
@driscoll_s
and Emma for a tour of
@GovanStones
' stunning early-medieval stone carvings. Featuring MUCH better video and audio than our live tour! 📽
#MedievalTwitter
#archaeology
#Glasgow
➡️
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It was amazing to share some of the stories of Govan's heritage with staff from Þingvellir National Park in Iceland today. We were delighted that the Govan Stones was the first stop on the group's itinerary. #Þingvellir
@IceSkot
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TODAY! Our early medieval sculpture museum is OPEN for all visitors and
#COP26
attendees from 1-4pm. FREE, but book your virtual ticket here & wear your mask: 🏴
#Glasgow
#COP26Glasgow
#FindsFriday
#FridayMotivation
#MedievalTwitter
#archaeology
#History
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We love the wonderful hogbacks at
@durhamcathedral
! Have you seen ours? We're closed over winter, but email info
@thegovanstones
.org.uk for free private visits or tours!
Did you know we have one of the world's most important collections of Hogback grave markers?
These stones are special as the Vikings didn’t usually use grave markers. It’s something we only see around the 10th c. You can see the stones in the Museum, in the Monks Dormitory
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💥 BREAKING NEWS FROM THE GOVAN STONES - Emergency funding secured!
WIth massive thanks to UK
#NationalLottery
players, the Govan Heritage Trust has just secured crucial financial assistance from the National Lottery Heritage Emergency Fund!
THANK YOU
@HeritageFundUK
&
@TNLUK
!
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Our own
@FranzAnnem
spotted an interesting parallel between this stone from Burghead, held at
@NtlMuseumsScot
, and the Govan Warrior.
Note the pointed beard, long hair, and most importantly, small, round shield held on shoulder straps on the left side of the body.
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The Govan Stones are now OPEN come along and learn about Govan’s Viking Age past and see the carved stones of the lost Kingdom of Strathclyde
Open 7 days a week 1pm-4pm
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When a Victorian gravestone in Glasgow predicts the Greggs vegan sausage roll. Can't think of a better reason to time travel... 🔮
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The final tour of the day. Thank you all for visiting our Viking-Age collection of early medieval carved stones in our historic church within our ancient graveyard!
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Today was a good day in the lost last Welsh kingdom in the north!
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Happy St. Andrew's Day to everyone!
The
@GovanStones
and St. Constantine
hope youse a' have a braw
and bonnie time 🏴
#StAndrewsDay
#Scotland
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Fantastic image showing the twin peaks of Dumbarton Rock, known as Alt Clut ('Height/Rock of the Clyde') in the local Cumbric / Brittonic language of Yr Hen Ogledd (the Welsh 'Old North'). In 870, it was taken from the Clyde Britons by Vikings after a four-month siege.
The remains of Carman Hill Fort (probably dating from the iron age some two to three thousand years ago) overlooking the Firth of Clyde from Carman Muir near Renton.
#glasgow
#dumbarton
#ancientscotland
#scottishhistory
#ironage
#hillfort
#ironagescotland
#dumbartonrock
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𝘽𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙆𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎, pt. 2️⃣
For early modern
#Scots
linguistic specialists, it might also be of note that 'DESEMBER' is used, giving us a hint as to how December was pronounced in early 18th-century Govan! cc.
@DrMDempster
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Excited to announce Tim Clarkson will be giving a free talk at the Govan Stones about the Norse Kings of the Isle of Man
Come along on Saturday the 14th of October at 5pm, no reservation required!
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𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸❗️
Thursday June 22nd, 2pm (UK)
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 - 𝗮 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 | 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱
Sign up for this 🆓️
@HistEnvScot
talk in next tweet ⤵️
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For
#StandingStoneSunday
, why not marvel at our Sun Stone, an early-medieval carved stone from the lost last kingdom of the Welsh Old North. We think it might have been recarved from a Bronze-Age monument and made into a standing cross in the Viking-Age Kingdom of Strathclyde!
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The Big Dig begins in our 1,500-year-old graveyard! Brill work by
@UofGArchaeo
students,
@ArchaeoClyde
(their 📸),
@driscoll_s
,
@GovanStones
. Come along to see the excavations and, from 1-4pm, tour our collection of
#Viking
-Age carved stones from the lost Kingdom of Strathclyde.
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It's time for some church-museum on tour
#archaeology
! Our guide,
@FranzAnnem
, spotted this wonderful
#Roman
mosaic at
@ChiCathedral
. We also love the reflection of Chichester Cathedral's beautiful stained glass, which reminds us of Govan Old!
#Churchaeology
⛪🏛⛏
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Could Govan's ancient sarcophagus have once held the remains of Pictish King, Constantine I, killed fighting Vikings in 876?
#Archaeology
#Vikings
#Picts
#Scotland
#History
#EarlyMedieval
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🧵
#Hogback
and
#Viking
#GreatArmy
thread.
At the
@GovanStones
, we have five hogbacks, probably dating from c.900 until the 11th century.
They seem to have been ☠ memorials and probably emanate from a sculptural tradition that began in the Scandinavian settlements of NE England
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Mere minutes after his discovery of the Govan Warrior, Prof.
@driscoll_s
of
@UofGArchaeo
describes the main features of a remarkable early medieval carved stone that's making everyone think again about art and artistic influence in this period.
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☠️ Day 1: Govan Old Stones 'n' Bones!
Thanks to today's dig volunteers we're already making excellent progress. More investigation required but it looks like the team might have uncovered foundations from a previous church built on the site..⛪
#Archaeology
#Govan
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🆕️🆓️ The Coolest Early Medieval
#Archaeology
. Dr Megan Kasten (
@3Dgroovanstones
) has uploaded her
@Sketchfab
model of the Kingdom of Strathclyde's Govan Sarcophagus for
#SketchfabFriday
. A tomb-martyrium for Pictish king and Viking victim Constantine?
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Found by Victorian gravediggers, the Govan Sarcophagus features a hunting scene in the Pictish style (Spearman 1994 + Kasten 2019) and may be the first sculpture the new Kingdom of Strathclyde produced at Govan (
@3Dgroovanstones
) after Vikings took Alt Clut | Dumbarton Rock
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𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘
#Archaeology
at the
@GovanStones
! We're digging in our 1,500-year-old church graveyard today until 4pm and tomorrow from 11am-4pm.
Come along this weekend for a world-class
#history
experience in the heart of
#Glasgow
as we investigate the lost Kingdom of Strathclyde!
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From this perspective*, imagine seeing half of Viking Dublin coming for you up the Firth of Clyde in their longships...
*if you were Owain the Very Tall
Wee bit earlier, before it gets too dark tonight -looking up the Clyde towards the sunset 🌅
#dumbarton
#dumbartoncastle
#sunset
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We Strathclyde Britons get *very* little credit for tiring out the Vikings at Dumbarton Rock (Alt Clut) for four months in 870.
This week in 878 King Alfred of Wessex smashed the Viking invaders at Ethandun, saving his kingdom and perhaps the very idea of England, which helped him earn his epithet, 'The Great'. I visited one of the possible sites the other day with
@CatJarman
for a
@HistoryHit
special.
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As the
#BlackSarcophagus
reveals its secrets, did you know Glasgow once had its own thrilling sarcophagus discovery?!
You can see Glasgow's mysterious sarcophagus on display for FREE at The Govan Stones! Open 1pm - 4pm everyday.
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🆕️🆓️ 'Royal Forteviot: excavations at a Pictish power centre in eastern Scotland' (Campbell &
@driscoll_s
+ contribs, CBA). Out now and
#OpenAccess
! A stunning exploration of early
#medieval
Pictish Scotland via the
@SERFProject
.
#StayHome
Download ⤵️
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#MedievalMonday
: DYK there was an early medieval realm centred on Govan and Partick in Glasgow? This Kingdom of Strathclyde succeeded the Alt Clut kingdom based at Dumbarton Rock, a citadel captured by Vikings in 870.
@GovanStones
has Strathclyde's 9-11th century stone monuments!
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#DYK
that the
@GovanStones
reopens on April 1st? We're not foolin'! We'll then be open 7 days a week, 1pm-4pm, to show our large collection of spectacular carved stones from the lost Viking-Age Kingdom of Strathclyde, inc. the Jordanhill Cross, Govan Sarcophagus and our hogbacks!
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You've heard of 'elf on the shelf'. Now get ready for...
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Lots of Glaswegians haven't heard about the city's astonishing Viking-age sculpture collection, including a strange stone tomb known as the Govan Sarcophagus!
Let's spread the word! Share this post with someone who might like to explore Glasgow's past 👇
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2019 memories of the rediscovery of some of our early medieval recumbent gravestones, previously thought lost when the neighbouring shipyard was demolished.
#MedievalTwitter
#archaeology
#FridayFeeling
#FindsFriday
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A fantastic video about place names of northern Brittonic or Cumbric origin, including Alt Clud and Govan, in Scotland from Drs. Whyte, Evemalm-Graham, and Taylor (
@UofGHumanities
) to help satisfy your Clyde Britons needs until we reopen on April 1st!
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🔊‼️ BREAKING NEWS!
Thanks to a very generous donation of £5000 from Glasgow City Heritage Trust
@GlasgowHeritage
, the Govan Ferry will now operate right up until Monday Sept 24th! ⛴️🌊
Free passage between Govan & the Riverside Museum, 7 days a week! See you aboard! ⚓️
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❄ As the cold draws near, The Govan Stones will close down for winter at the end of this month. You've still got until Oct 31st to get up close to Glasgow's mysterious Viking-age monuments! ⚔
All through Oct: Free entry daily 1pm-4pm. 2 mins walk from Govan Subway station.
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Did you know that one of the most important Neolithic art panels in Europe lies tucked away in the midst of an urban housing scheme in Clydebank?
Hear Dr Kenny Brophy's 🆓 talk 'Revealing the Cochno Stone': 1pm, Wed 24th Oct at The Govan Stones! ☕️🍫
@urbanprehisto
#archaeology
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😍 We're in love with these beautiful little Govan Sarcophagus casts hand-made by local artist
@CSbungo
!
You can pick up your own mini sarcophagus at the Govan Stones gift shop now for only £10!
#govanstones
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Note the similarities between the Pictish Dupplin Cross and the
@GovanStones
' horses; something Simon (
@MalkyDungeon
) will gladly point out to you on a free tour! All tours are free, entry is always free, and we're open 7 days a week until Hallowe'en 🎃 Miniatures on sale now!
Had an enjoyable afternoon 'Strathearning' with Alex Woolf, featuring among other places St Serf's Church Dunning, the Dupplin Cross & the site of Forteviot, death place in 858 of 'Scotland's founder' Cinaed mac Ailpín, 'Kenneth MacAlpin'
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The Galloway Hoard was deposited at a time the Kingdom of Strathclyde would have been interacting with the many peoples of the Irish Sea Region. The
#Viking
and Anglian elements in these caches would have been very familiar to the Strathclyde Britons!
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Unboxing of a life-size
@archaeoptics3d
3d print of the Govan Warrior stone. The Govan Stones are open until Tuesday 31st October, 1pm-4pm.
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Our unique collection of rare early medieval carved stones from the
#Viking
-age Kingdom of Strathclyde is both 🆓️ to visit and open today (and every day), 1pm-4pm.
#museum
#archaeology
#history
#Glasgow
#Scotland
#SundayMotivation
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We don't wish to alarm anyone, but all 5 of the Govan hogback stones just started twitching... ⚔️
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A wee BIG DIG is coming to the
@GovanStones
.
On Sat 11th and Sun 12th March, YOU can take part in an archaeology dig in Govan Old's 1,500-year-old graveyard, as we look for early medieval carved stones from the Viking-Age Kingdom of Strathclyde.
Details:
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👨🏻🎨✏ We're delighted to have
@HistEnvScot
illustrator John Borland with us this week to document the Govan Stones.
It's a real treat for us to watch a master at work. He seems particularly taken with our Viking hogback collection!
@HistEnvScot
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Gareth Williams curator of the
@britishmuseum
's Viking exhibition said of Govan Old "it is a very important site and one which I think deserves to be better known."
"It is one of the best collections of early medieval sculpture anywhere in the British isles."
#govan
#viking
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Last Chance! ❄️
We close for winter after October 31st, so don't miss out on seeing the newly-discovered Govan Warrior, our world-famous hogbacks, the stunning Govan Sarcophagus and much, much more from the lost Viking-Age Kingdom of Strathclyde!
Open 7 days, 1-4pm. Free entry.
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Stunning 📷 by
@brenmacneil
of the Govan-Partick Bridge, which will reinstate the crossing between the royal centre of the Viking-Age Kingdom of Strathclyde at Partick and its Christian centre at Govan, home of the world-famous collection of early medieval carved stones.
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☠️⛏️ BIG DAY at Stones 'n' Bones❗
This morning, 9 year old Alejandra learned how to perform a graveyard probe survey with Dr Susan Buckham and
@Northlighter
...
Then, right after lunch, Alejandra FOUND A LONG LOST GRAVESTONE!
🆓 Visit Tues-Sat, 11am-4pm.
#archaeology
#glasgow
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Early medieval Britons in Strathclyde and Wales loved repurposing
#BronzeAge
mounds. We think the lost Doomster Hill in Govan was a BA burial mound, later converted into a stepped 't(h)ing' assembly mound like Mann's Tynwald. Our Sunstone may also be a reused BA standing stone!
The Pillar of Eliseg
#Denbighshire
King of
#Powys
Cyngen ap Cadell set the pillar in the C9th in honour of his great grandfather Elisedd ap Gwylog (Eliseg). Its purpose - to show Powys’ defiant independence.
The pillar stands on a Bronze Age mound.
#StandingStoneSunday
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We have an almost unbelievable number of early medieval hogback monuments. So much so, we really should talk about our five (5) like they do when reporting extraordinary football scores.
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#SarcophagusSaturday
- an unique survival from early
#medieval
Scotland, the Govan Sarcophagus is probably the earliest monument from the Kingdom of Strathclyde, est. in the 870s (Kasten 2019: 53). Form & ambition make us think it's a martyrium for a king killed by Vikings in 876
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📢 FREE GUIDED TOURS OF SCOTLAND'S OLDEST CHURCHYARD!
Mon 16th Sept - Fri 20th Sept, 12:30pm
To celebrate next week's
@GlasgowDOD
festival, join us at Govan Old Church to explore the ancient graveyard's origins, symbols & spectacular archaeological discoveries!
@WhatsOnGlasgow
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.
@CatJarman
may be interested in the idea that our early medieval 'Sun Stone' may originally have been a prehistoric standing stone recarved by sculptors in the Kingdom of Strathclyde in the c. 9th century.
My Sat Nav unexpectedly took me on a detour through the Avebury stone circle on my way home this evening. It was completely empty and totally magical.
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The Govan Stones will be closing for the winter at the end of the month but there’s still time to see our Viking age stones before the chill sets in!
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Wow. Our Big Dig from above! Just LOOK at that archaeology! 😍
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Where there was once a crossing point over the River Clyde in the Viking-Age time of the Kingdom of Strathclyde, there will be again!
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Avoid sun-burn in
#Glasgow
by seeing the Sun-stone: our early medieval carved stone and the famous
@GovanStones
hogbacks and Sarcophagus can be visited for FREE today and every day, 1-4pm, in the delightfully cool Govan Old museum, just 3️⃣ minutes from
#Govan
@GlasgowSubway
.
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💎Glasgow, it's happening!💎 We're a couple of votes from actually winning this!
PLEASE click & vote GOVAN STONES!
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The Govan Stones will be closing for the winter at the end of the month but there’s still time for a visit and to see the new Govan Warrior stone!
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🥁 DRUM ROLL PLEASE, ARCHAEOLOGY FANS..
The Govan Stones invites YOU to try out archaeology with the professionals - we're digging Glasgow's OLDEST graveyard!⏳
📣 NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!
Book here to help
@Northlighter
explore the past at Govan Old 👇🏻
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We can't wait to see the new Govan-Partick bridge arriving and being installed! The bridge will reconnect the twin religious (
@GovanStones
) and royal (Partick) centres of the early medieval kingdom of Strathclyde.
N.b., St. Constantine's Viking-Age hogback design wasn't selected
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Breaking ❗️Brill pony-owning visitor Jenny may have solved the mystery of why our Viking-Age Sunstone has odd, almost human-like, feet: they are, most likely, the part of the horse's leg between fetlock and hoof and the angles are explained by the fact the horse is galloping! 🐎
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Early medieval horses are the best horses 🐎🐴🐎🐴🐎🐴🐎
When on a
@WildernessSense
work trip yesterday to the
#cairngorms
, we stopped off en route to have a look at the lovely
#Pictish
Class II stone at Logierait. The quality of carving on the horseman and serpent and Z-rod is stunning
#3d
#photogrammetry
#earlymediaeval
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Fancy a game? The Govan Stones now have our very own Tafl set, a board game enjoyed by the Vikings.
Set includes a bag, gaming pieces, rules and an exclusive Govan Stones board.
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