We were lucky enough to attend a bloody fantastic double lecture by the Scotland’s Urban Past and The Discovering the Clyde teams last week. Both projects are awe-inspiring RCHAMS (Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland) projects. Scotland’s Urban Past is a five-year nationwide project aimed at all communities within Scotland’s towns and cities,…
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The Hogbacks at Govan Old
On a cold and dark afternoon in Govan I was thrilled to find myself looking at the ancient hogback stones in Govan Old Parish Church. Having studied Archaeology briefly at the University of Glasgow ,I was excited to finally see these sculptures in all their glory. They are far more spectacular, and in fact stranger, in…
History. Heritage. Hilarity. 