The Govan Stones
@govanstones.bsky.social
Viking-Age sculpture collection from early medieval Strathclyde, held in Govan Old ⛪️
Closed for winter ❄️
Email info@thegovanstones.org.uk for free winter tours!
Closed for winter ❄️
Email info@thegovanstones.org.uk for free winter tours!
1,500 years old and not looking too bad at all.
November 12, 2025 at 10:36 AM
1,500 years old and not looking too bad at all.
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Lest We Forget.
November 11, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Lest We Forget.
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It really was a BIG early medieval posthole that was found by UofG Archaeology and Clyde Archaeology this year. We think that it might be the footing for a gatepost that was part of a structure guarding the grand Viking-Age processional way into Govan Old's 1,500-year-old churchyard.
📷 Dee Manning
📷 Dee Manning
November 9, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Lest We Forget.
November 11, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Lest We Forget.
It really was a BIG early medieval posthole that was found by UofG Archaeology and Clyde Archaeology this year. We think that it might be the footing for a gatepost that was part of a structure guarding the grand Viking-Age processional way into Govan Old's 1,500-year-old churchyard.
📷 Dee Manning
📷 Dee Manning
November 9, 2025 at 12:59 AM
It really was a BIG early medieval posthole that was found by UofG Archaeology and Clyde Archaeology this year. We think that it might be the footing for a gatepost that was part of a structure guarding the grand Viking-Age processional way into Govan Old's 1,500-year-old churchyard.
📷 Dee Manning
📷 Dee Manning
A great opportunity to see Prof. Steve talk about Govan and Glasgow over the last 1,500 years!
Stones, Saints, Ships and Slaves: an archaeology for Glasgow 850 - Prof. Driscoll of Glasgow Archaeology for the 2025 Glasgow Archaeological Society Dalrymple Lecture Series - FREE online and in person.
Stones, Saints, Ships and Slaves: an archaeology for Glasgow 850 - Prof. Driscoll of Glasgow Archaeology for the 2025 Glasgow Archaeological Society Dalrymple Lecture Series - FREE online and in person.
November 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A great opportunity to see Prof. Steve talk about Govan and Glasgow over the last 1,500 years!
Stones, Saints, Ships and Slaves: an archaeology for Glasgow 850 - Prof. Driscoll of Glasgow Archaeology for the 2025 Glasgow Archaeological Society Dalrymple Lecture Series - FREE online and in person.
Stones, Saints, Ships and Slaves: an archaeology for Glasgow 850 - Prof. Driscoll of Glasgow Archaeology for the 2025 Glasgow Archaeological Society Dalrymple Lecture Series - FREE online and in person.
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It's our LAST DAY before winter, so make Prof. Steve as happy as THIS by visiting the Govan Stones, Govan Old, and our CHRISTMAS SHOP today!
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It's our LAST DAY before winter, so make Prof. Steve as happy as THIS by visiting the Govan Stones, Govan Old, and our CHRISTMAS SHOP today!
⏰️⏳️🎃❄️🎁
October 31, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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It's our LAST DAY before winter, so make Prof. Steve as happy as THIS by visiting the Govan Stones, Govan Old, and our CHRISTMAS SHOP today!
⏰️⏳️🎃❄️🎁
It's our LAST DAY before winter, so make Prof. Steve as happy as THIS by visiting the Govan Stones, Govan Old, and our CHRISTMAS SHOP today!
⏰️⏳️🎃❄️🎁
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Today's Knowledge Commons share: The "annalistic section" of Cogad Gaedel re Gallaib - discussing the relationship between chronicles and saga relating to vikings in Ireland #history #chronicle #vikings #ireland #medievalsky
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The "annalistic section" of Cogad Gaedel re Gallaib
The War of the Irish and the Foreigners or 'Cogad Gáedel re Gallaib' is a saga detailing viking activity in Ireland culminating in the Battle of Clontarf in 1014. Scholars have relied on the early sec...
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October 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Today's Knowledge Commons share: The "annalistic section" of Cogad Gaedel re Gallaib - discussing the relationship between chronicles and saga relating to vikings in Ireland #history #chronicle #vikings #ireland #medievalsky
works.hcommons.org/records/j8c6...
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🔜🚨⏳️⏰️ We close at 4pm on Hallowe'en 🎃
This is your LAST CHANCE to see the Stones, Govan Old ⛪️ and our CHRISTMAS SHOP 🎁
This is your LAST CHANCE to see the Stones, Govan Old ⛪️ and our CHRISTMAS SHOP 🎁
October 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
🔜🚨⏳️⏰️ We close at 4pm on Hallowe'en 🎃
This is your LAST CHANCE to see the Stones, Govan Old ⛪️ and our CHRISTMAS SHOP 🎁
This is your LAST CHANCE to see the Stones, Govan Old ⛪️ and our CHRISTMAS SHOP 🎁
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Much more to be said on both the Govan stones & the Hogbacks in specific, but pausing this thread for now
Felt amazing to scratch this particular itch i'd been meaning to catch since forever & huge thanks to the folks at @govanstones.bsky.social for being absolute legends
#TombTuesday
Much more to be said on both the Govan stones & the Hogbacks in specific, but pausing this thread for now
Felt amazing to scratch this particular itch i'd been meaning to catch since forever & huge thanks to the folks at @govanstones.bsky.social for being absolute legends
#TombTuesday
October 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Much more to be said on both the Govan stones & the Hogbacks in specific, but pausing this thread for now
Felt amazing to scratch this particular itch i'd been meaning to catch since forever & huge thanks to the folks at @govanstones.bsky.social for being absolute legends
#TombTuesday
Much more to be said on both the Govan stones & the Hogbacks in specific, but pausing this thread for now
Felt amazing to scratch this particular itch i'd been meaning to catch since forever & huge thanks to the folks at @govanstones.bsky.social for being absolute legends
#TombTuesday
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The 'roof tile' pattern on the stones is particularly satisfying to look at
if you see the dip at the top it appears that this stone took damage over the years as it was used as a whetstone for sharpening blades, possibly the scythe for the church yard?
#TombTuesday
The 'roof tile' pattern on the stones is particularly satisfying to look at
if you see the dip at the top it appears that this stone took damage over the years as it was used as a whetstone for sharpening blades, possibly the scythe for the church yard?
#TombTuesday
October 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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The 'roof tile' pattern on the stones is particularly satisfying to look at
if you see the dip at the top it appears that this stone took damage over the years as it was used as a whetstone for sharpening blades, possibly the scythe for the church yard?
#TombTuesday
The 'roof tile' pattern on the stones is particularly satisfying to look at
if you see the dip at the top it appears that this stone took damage over the years as it was used as a whetstone for sharpening blades, possibly the scythe for the church yard?
#TombTuesday
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The examples at Govan are both unsually large & heavy, the smallest (Govan #2, nearside left) coming in at around a tonne when weighed in 2014
Govan #2 is also believed to be the earliest, its somewhat slight form similar to examples in Cumbria, also with some lovely knot work
#TombTuesday
The examples at Govan are both unsually large & heavy, the smallest (Govan #2, nearside left) coming in at around a tonne when weighed in 2014
Govan #2 is also believed to be the earliest, its somewhat slight form similar to examples in Cumbria, also with some lovely knot work
#TombTuesday
October 28, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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The examples at Govan are both unsually large & heavy, the smallest (Govan #2, nearside left) coming in at around a tonne when weighed in 2014
Govan #2 is also believed to be the earliest, its somewhat slight form similar to examples in Cumbria, also with some lovely knot work
#TombTuesday
The examples at Govan are both unsually large & heavy, the smallest (Govan #2, nearside left) coming in at around a tonne when weighed in 2014
Govan #2 is also believed to be the earliest, its somewhat slight form similar to examples in Cumbria, also with some lovely knot work
#TombTuesday
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Hogbacks are something really special - a norse school of stonework in Britain that is curiously absent from Scandanavia itself
reminscent of longhouse, if i place them side by side with a pic from back in april at Sagnalet lejre 🇩🇰 a moment
#TombTuesday
Hogbacks are something really special - a norse school of stonework in Britain that is curiously absent from Scandanavia itself
reminscent of longhouse, if i place them side by side with a pic from back in april at Sagnalet lejre 🇩🇰 a moment
#TombTuesday
October 28, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Hogbacks are something really special - a norse school of stonework in Britain that is curiously absent from Scandanavia itself
reminscent of longhouse, if i place them side by side with a pic from back in april at Sagnalet lejre 🇩🇰 a moment
#TombTuesday
Hogbacks are something really special - a norse school of stonework in Britain that is curiously absent from Scandanavia itself
reminscent of longhouse, if i place them side by side with a pic from back in april at Sagnalet lejre 🇩🇰 a moment
#TombTuesday
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Now all this really needs more time, both for the kingdom of Strathclyde & the huge quantity of material at the @govanstones.bsky.social (way more than i'd even realised before going) but for now
LOOK AT THE HOGBACKS 😳😳😳
#TombTuesday
Now all this really needs more time, both for the kingdom of Strathclyde & the huge quantity of material at the @govanstones.bsky.social (way more than i'd even realised before going) but for now
LOOK AT THE HOGBACKS 😳😳😳
#TombTuesday
October 28, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Now all this really needs more time, both for the kingdom of Strathclyde & the huge quantity of material at the @govanstones.bsky.social (way more than i'd even realised before going) but for now
LOOK AT THE HOGBACKS 😳😳😳
#TombTuesday
Now all this really needs more time, both for the kingdom of Strathclyde & the huge quantity of material at the @govanstones.bsky.social (way more than i'd even realised before going) but for now
LOOK AT THE HOGBACKS 😳😳😳
#TombTuesday
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This churchyard was the site of some of the most significant early christian activity in Scotland & would host some of its most important funerary finds
#TombTuesday
This churchyard was the site of some of the most significant early christian activity in Scotland & would host some of its most important funerary finds
#TombTuesday
October 28, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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This churchyard was the site of some of the most significant early christian activity in Scotland & would host some of its most important funerary finds
#TombTuesday
This churchyard was the site of some of the most significant early christian activity in Scotland & would host some of its most important funerary finds
#TombTuesday
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...and this is the church of Old Govan, the current building is from 1888, a little outside our normal dates of interest, but its the site of the church thats of the greatest significance
...and this is the church of Old Govan, the current building is from 1888, a little outside our normal dates of interest, but its the site of the church thats of the greatest significance
October 28, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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...and this is the church of Old Govan, the current building is from 1888, a little outside our normal dates of interest, but its the site of the church thats of the greatest significance
...and this is the church of Old Govan, the current building is from 1888, a little outside our normal dates of interest, but its the site of the church thats of the greatest significance
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Am just picking myself off the floor after a weekend of Glasgow, Hadrians wall and more time on coaches than should be allowed
but despite all the Roman stuff the real motivation to go was to see the @govanstones.bsky.social & esp their hogbacks
& thats going to need a short #TombTuesday thread 🧵👇
but despite all the Roman stuff the real motivation to go was to see the @govanstones.bsky.social & esp their hogbacks
& thats going to need a short #TombTuesday thread 🧵👇
October 28, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Am just picking myself off the floor after a weekend of Glasgow, Hadrians wall and more time on coaches than should be allowed
but despite all the Roman stuff the real motivation to go was to see the @govanstones.bsky.social & esp their hogbacks
& thats going to need a short #TombTuesday thread 🧵👇
but despite all the Roman stuff the real motivation to go was to see the @govanstones.bsky.social & esp their hogbacks
& thats going to need a short #TombTuesday thread 🧵👇
🔜🚨⏳️⏰️ We close at 4pm on Hallowe'en 🎃
This is your LAST CHANCE to see the Stones, Govan Old ⛪️ and our CHRISTMAS SHOP 🎁
This is your LAST CHANCE to see the Stones, Govan Old ⛪️ and our CHRISTMAS SHOP 🎁
October 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
🔜🚨⏳️⏰️ We close at 4pm on Hallowe'en 🎃
This is your LAST CHANCE to see the Stones, Govan Old ⛪️ and our CHRISTMAS SHOP 🎁
This is your LAST CHANCE to see the Stones, Govan Old ⛪️ and our CHRISTMAS SHOP 🎁
All our Peter Ross books have been SIGNED BY PETER ROSS, so get yours before we close! 🎄
@peteralanross.bsky.social
@peteralanross.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
All our Peter Ross books have been SIGNED BY PETER ROSS, so get yours before we close! 🎄
@peteralanross.bsky.social
@peteralanross.bsky.social
🌧☂️⛪️
Avoid the rain with a trip to see the Viking-Age Govan Stones, carved in the lost early medieval kingdom of the Strathclyde Britons!
🎟 Free, and open 11am until 4pm
🐖 The hogbacks are waiting! ⏰️
Avoid the rain with a trip to see the Viking-Age Govan Stones, carved in the lost early medieval kingdom of the Strathclyde Britons!
🎟 Free, and open 11am until 4pm
🐖 The hogbacks are waiting! ⏰️
October 18, 2025 at 11:31 PM
🌧☂️⛪️
Avoid the rain with a trip to see the Viking-Age Govan Stones, carved in the lost early medieval kingdom of the Strathclyde Britons!
🎟 Free, and open 11am until 4pm
🐖 The hogbacks are waiting! ⏰️
Avoid the rain with a trip to see the Viking-Age Govan Stones, carved in the lost early medieval kingdom of the Strathclyde Britons!
🎟 Free, and open 11am until 4pm
🐖 The hogbacks are waiting! ⏰️
We close for the winter at the end of October, so why not come along for a wee visit and get an exclusive Govan Stones Christmas card! 🎄
October 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
We close for the winter at the end of October, so why not come along for a wee visit and get an exclusive Govan Stones Christmas card! 🎄
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Could any of my lovely followers help get the @govanstones.bsky.social over the line?
The hogbacks will be forever grateful!
The hogbacks will be forever grateful!
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Getting to 98% means that this could be your LAST CHANCE to donate to our fundraiser!
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October 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Could any of my lovely followers help get the @govanstones.bsky.social over the line?
The hogbacks will be forever grateful!
The hogbacks will be forever grateful!
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Popped into Govan Old. The Pictish sarcophagus is looking great. I signed my books in their excellent gift shop. Perhaps pick up a Christmas present while helping @govanstones.bsky.social fundraising?
October 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Popped into Govan Old. The Pictish sarcophagus is looking great. I signed my books in their excellent gift shop. Perhaps pick up a Christmas present while helping @govanstones.bsky.social fundraising?
🎯 Wow!
Getting to 98% means that this could be your LAST CHANCE to donate to our fundraiser!
tghts.enthuse.com/cf/graveyard...
Getting to 98% means that this could be your LAST CHANCE to donate to our fundraiser!
tghts.enthuse.com/cf/graveyard...
October 15, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🎯 Wow!
Getting to 98% means that this could be your LAST CHANCE to donate to our fundraiser!
tghts.enthuse.com/cf/graveyard...
Getting to 98% means that this could be your LAST CHANCE to donate to our fundraiser!
tghts.enthuse.com/cf/graveyard...
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🆕️ The Govan Stones tote bag is HOG-BACK!
In-store exclusive: Get one (or several) before we close at for winter at Hallowe'en 🎃
📽 Aiste
👩🏻🦰 Annemarie
In-store exclusive: Get one (or several) before we close at for winter at Hallowe'en 🎃
📽 Aiste
👩🏻🦰 Annemarie
October 7, 2025 at 9:02 AM
🆕️ The Govan Stones tote bag is HOG-BACK!
In-store exclusive: Get one (or several) before we close at for winter at Hallowe'en 🎃
📽 Aiste
👩🏻🦰 Annemarie
In-store exclusive: Get one (or several) before we close at for winter at Hallowe'en 🎃
📽 Aiste
👩🏻🦰 Annemarie