Glasgow, Govan Old Parish Church, Govan 45
Gravestone (Early Medieval)
Site Name Glasgow, Govan Old Parish Church, Govan 45
Classification Gravestone (Early Medieval)
Canmore ID 353233
Site Number NS56NE 17.46
NGR NS 5534 6591
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/353233
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Govan (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
Govan 45 (St Constantine), Glasgow, Renfrewshire, recumbent gravestone
Measurements: H 0.99m, W 0.46m, D 0.15m
Stone type:
Place of discovery: NS c 5537 6588
Present location: lost.
Evidence for discovery: found in the churchyard in the nineteenth century.
Present condition:
Description
This was a long and extremely worn rectangular slab with traces of carving over the whole surface, suggesting that this was an early medieval slab originally. The initials M H can be made out, which indicate later re-use of the stone.
Date: early medieval and later.
References: Stirling Maxwell 1899, no 46; Cramp 1994, fig 67f.
Desk-based information compiled by A Ritchie
