The Govan Stones 🛡👑 (@GovanStones) / X

The Govan Stones 🛡👑

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The Govan Stones 🛡👑

@GovanStones

Stunning Viking-Age sculpture collection from the early medieval kingdom of Strathclyde, held in A-listed Govan Old ⏰️ OPEN 7 DAYS, 11am to 4pm 🎟 FREE entry!

Glasgow G51 3UU, Scotland

thegovanstones.org.uk

Joined May 2012

The Govan Stones 🛡👑
@GovanStones
Apr 29, 2023
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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@GovanStones
Sep 16, 2023
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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The Govan Stones 🛡👑
@GovanStones
Mar 12, 2023
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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The Govan Stones 🛡👑
@GovanStones
Sep 27, 2024
Please share and make this a #FollowFriday for our museum, which hosts a wondrous collection of Viking-Age carved stones from the lost early medieval kingdom of Strathclyde. Getting close to 8,000 fantastic followers, so a huge thanks to those following us already! #FindsFriday
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The Govan Stones 🛡👑
@GovanStones
Jun 25, 2024
Would you be so kind and help the early medieval @GovanStones? Following us on X, Facebook, Instagram and Threads increases our visibility, as does leaving TripAdvisor and Google Reviews. We're always free and open 7 days, 1-4pm ⛏️👑⛪️ Please share, if you like, thank you!
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The Govan Stones 🛡👑
@GovanStones
Mar 13, 2023
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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The Govan Stones 🛡👑
@GovanStones
Jun 15, 2018
⛴️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. ⚓️
The Govan Stones 🛡👑
@GovanStones
Aug 1, 2017
🎉YOU DID IT, PEOPLE! 🎉 The Govan Stones are OFFICIALLY Scotland's top 'Hidden Gem' and we COULD NOT BE MORE GRATEFUL!
The Govan Stones 🛡👑
@GovanStones
Mar 29, 2019
‼️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! thegovanstones.org.uk/news.html #archaeology #discovery #strathclyde
The Govan Stones 🛡👑
@GovanStones
Sep 17, 2023
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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The Govan Stones 🛡👑
@GovanStones
Mar 13, 2023
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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The Govan Stones 🛡👑
@GovanStones
Aug 27, 2022
🚨 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!
The Govan Stones 🛡👑
@GovanStones
May 13, 2023
🆕️ + 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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The Govan Stones 🛡👑
@GovanStones
Sep 12, 2023
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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