Glasgow, Govan Old Parish Church, Govan 32
Gravestone (Early Medieval)
Site Name Glasgow, Govan Old Parish Church, Govan 32
Classification Gravestone (Early Medieval)
Canmore ID 353211
Site Number NS56NE 17.33
NGR NS 5534 6591
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/353211
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Govan (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
Govan 32 (St Constantine), Glasgow, Renfrewshire, recumbent gravestone
Measurements: H 1.83m, W 0.65m, D 0.16m
Stone type: sandstone
Place of discovery: NS c 5537 6588
Present location: in the nave of Govan Old Parish Church.
Evidence for discovery: found in the churchyard in the nineteenth century, re-used as a gravestone.
Present condition: very worn.
Description
This is a neatly executed rectangular slab with a plain border and rounded ends. The cross-head extends to the border, and the entire cross was filled with interlace, as is the background. Across the side-arms are incised the initials T H A H.
Date: tenth or eleventh century.
References: ECMS pt 3, 470, no 32; Cramp 1994.
Desk-based information compiled by A Ritchie 2017