Glasgow, Govan Old Parish Church, Govan 38
Gravestone (Early Medieval)
Site Name Glasgow, Govan Old Parish Church, Govan 38
Classification Gravestone (Early Medieval)
Canmore ID 353225
Site Number NS56NE 17.39
NGR NS 5534 6591
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/353225
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Govan (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
Govan 38 (St Constantine), Glasgow, Renfrewshire, recumbent gravestone
Measurements: H 1.83m, W 0.60m, D 0.19m
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: worn.
Description
This almost rectangular slab has a plain border and a plain stout cross set against a background of interlace patterns composed of median-incised cords. The initials T H over A H are incised in the upper arm.
Date: tenth or eleventh century.
References: ECMS pt 3, 471, no 38; Cramp 1994, fig 33b.
Desk-based information compiled by A Ritchie 2017
