REMAINS OF A MEDIEVAL KINGDOM IN GOVAN Govan is traditionally known for its shipbuilding, but next to the River Clyde at Govan Old Parish Church you won’t find a ship, but 34 early medieval stones. These medieval stones date from the 9th-11th centuries and their exact use are still unknown. Here you will find hogback stones,…
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Roman Glasgow – A Roman Bath in Bearsden
Roaming around Glasgow The sought after suburb of Glasgow isn’t the first place you would think to have a Roman bath in your backyard. In Bearsden, within a housing development, you’ll find the ruins of ancient Roman Glasgow The bathhouse is one of the remains of the Antonine Wall which is nearby. Maybe Roman…
The Remarkable Bennie Railplane
Futuristic travel in Milngavie The Glasgow suburb of Milngavie isn’t somewhere where you would think to find a plaque to commemorate the trial site of a railplane. But here it is. the Bennie Railplane.. Inventor George Bennie envisaged a bullet-shaped transportation system that would link Glasgow to Edinburgh. Bennie believed his railplane cars had the…