The Govan Stones is an internationally-important museum collection of early-medieval carved stones displayed at Govan Old Parish Church in Glasgow, Scotland...
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circular churchyard is one of the finest collections of Early Christian stones in Britain, known as the Govan Stones, dating from the c.9th to 11th centuries...
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Hogback (sculpture) (redirect from Hogback stone)
suggested that the monument-type was invented about 920. There are particular concentrations of hogbacks in Yorkshire, Cumbria, and in the Govan Stones collection...
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Scotland). The church houses an internationally-significant collection of early medieval sculpture, known as the Govan Stones. All the carved stones come from...
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Chevilette Govan (July 4, 1829 – March 12, 1911) was an American miner, planter, and soldier. He served as a Confederate general during the American Civil...
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Arthurlie (section The Arthurlie Cross)
School' of carving, as seen most notably in The Govan Stones collection at Govan Old Parish Church. The cross measures 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) high, 0.5 m...
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History of Glasgow (redirect from Second City of the Empire)
carvings at Govan Old Parish Church. The stones dating to 10th and 11th centuries A.D known as the Govan Stones were assumed to have been demolished by...
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Park, Wales. St. Govan's Chapel was built in the fissure in the 13th century on what is now known as St. Govan's Head. One story says Govan was an Irish monk...
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St Govan's Chapel is a chapel located at St Govan's Head, Pembrokeshire in south west Wales. Built into the side of a limestone cliff, the building measures...
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Eochaid ab Rhun (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the ODNB)
(2014). "The Govan Stones Revealed". History Scotland. 14 (1): 36–37. ISSN 1475-5270. Driscoll, S.T. (2015). "In Search of the Northern Britons in the Early...
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