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Provand's Lordship

Provand's Lordship is a historic house museum in Glasgow. Officially, it is a category A listed building. Within 15 km there are 105 more places to visit, starting with Glasgow Cathedral (200 m).

Photo: Provand's Lordship, TSP (CC BY 4.0)

Where

In Glasgow

inside the locality

How well known

Top 16%

#1,300 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Museum in Glasgow

Inside Glasgow

Provand's Lordship is inside Glasgow’s locality, with 50 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Category A listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Glasgow has 1,795 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Seasons and weather

Aim for June to August, when Glasgow reaches 18–19°C.

Jan7° / 2°121 mm

Feb8° / 2°99 mm

Mar10° / 3°85 mm

Apr12° / 5°62 mm

May16° / 7°67 mm

Jun18° / 10°69 mm

Jul19° / 12°84 mm

Aug19° / 11°91 mm

Sep17° / 9°89 mm

Oct13° / 7°121 mm

Nov9° / 4°114 mm

Dec7° / 2°128 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Glasgow, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Glasgow. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Glasgow’s full climate →

About

Provand's Lordship

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 6 languages.

Glasgow’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Category A listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 6 languages
Town: in Glasgow
Official site: glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/venues/provands-lordship

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Practical details

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Map of Provand's Lordship and nearby

Numbered points are the places near Provand's Lordship, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Staying near Provand's Lordship

Glasgow, with 617,904 people, is the largest of the 5. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Glasgow

617,904 people · 101 places to visit

2 · 2.5 km south of it

Rutherglen

31,185 people · 51 places to visit

3 · 3.8 km north of it

Bishopbriggs

23,759 people · 39 places to visit

4 · 4.2 km southeast of it

Cambuslang

33,250 people · 35 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Provand's Lordship is	People	Places to visit
Glasgow	It’s in town	617,904	101
Rutherglen	2.5 km south of it	31,185	51
Bishopbriggs	3.8 km north of it	23,759	39
Cambuslang	4.2 km southeast of it	33,250	35
Stepps	4.9 km northeast of it	7,643	12

Make a day of it

While you are near Provand's Lordship

Choose from 105 places within 15 km, such as 4 museums, 3 cathedrals and an art gallery.

CathedralGlasgow Cathedral200 m away 2

Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum3.4 km away · 1M visitors a year 3

MuseumGlasgow School of Art1.7 km away 4

Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art1 km away · 596K visitors a year 5

CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral1.2 km away 6

Big drawMuseumRiverside Museum4.3 km away · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)7

MuseumPeople's Palace1.2 km away · 290K visitors a year 8CathedralCathedralSt Mary's Cathedral2.7 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Provand's Lordship in questions

Where is Provand's Lordship?

Provand's Lordship is in Glasgow, Glasgow City, inside the town’s locality.

What is Provand's Lordship?

Historic house museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Provand's Lordship?

June to August are the warmest months in Glasgow, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Provand's Lordship a listed building?

Yes: category A listed building.

What else is there to see near Provand's Lordship?

Within 15 km: Glasgow Cathedral (200 m), Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (3.4 km), Glasgow School of Art (1.7 km) and Gallery of Modern Art (1 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Provand's Lordship: TSP, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Glasgow Cathedral: Bewahrerderwerte, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Glasgow School of Art: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gallery of Modern Art: BrainiacBlink, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Andrew's Cathedral: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Riverside Museum: Cutkiller2018, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
People's Palace: Emmi Hakka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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