The Govan Stones
The Govan Stones is a history museum. This one is within Glasgow’s locality. There are 93 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (1.5 km).
Museum in Glasgow
Inside Glasgow
The Govan Stones is inside Glasgow’s locality, with 54 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The year in Glasgow
Warmest in Glasgow are June to August, at 18–19°C.
The Govan Stones
Museum: history.
In Glasgow, inside the town’s locality.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Glasgow
- Official site
- thegovanstones.org.uk
Hours, entry and address
Around The Govan Stones, mapped
Orange marks The Govan Stones, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Glasgow’s locality. · NRS locality 2022
Nearby towns
Among the 4, Glasgow is the biggest, home to 617,904 people. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.
Pair The Govan Stones with these
Within 15 km you can add 3 museums, 3 cathedrals and an art gallery.
Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum1.5 km away · 1M visitors a year2
Big drawMuseumRiverside Museum400 m away · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)3
MuseumGlasgow School of Art3.1 km away4
CathedralGlasgow Cathedral4.9 km away5
Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art3.8 km away · 596K visitors a year6
CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral3.9 km away7CathedralCathedralSt Mary's Cathedral2.6 km away8
GardenGlasgow Botanic Gardens2.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
The Govan Stones: what to know
Where is The Govan Stones?
The Govan Stones is in Glasgow, Glasgow City, inside the town’s locality.
What is The Govan Stones?
Museum: history.
When is the best time to visit The Govan Stones?
June to August are the warmest months in Glasgow, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Govan Stones?
Within 15 km: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (1.5 km), Riverside Museum (400 m), Glasgow School of Art (3.1 km) and Glasgow Cathedral (4.9 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 (7)
- Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Riverside Museum: Cutkiller2018, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow School of Art: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow Cathedral: Bewahrerderwerte, 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
- Glasgow Botanic Gardens: Finlay McWalter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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