Museum
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Glasgow, United Kingdom
A grand red sandstone museum with art, natural history and a Spitfire hanging in the hall, free to enter.
Church, mosque or temple · United Kingdom · Scotland
Glasgow Cathedral
A rare surviving medieval cathedral on the Scottish mainland, beside the Necropolis.
Free to enter about 60 min
For storytellers
Why Glasgow Cathedral matters
Glasgow's medieval cathedral is one of the few big churches in Scotland to have survived the Reformation largely intact. Step into the dark, atmospheric interior and then go downstairs to the crypt, where the tomb of Saint Mungo, the city's patron, lies. Behind it, the hill of the Necropolis rises, so combine the two.
Talking points
- It is dedicated to Saint Mungo, the city's founder.
- The Gothic building has a beautiful lower church.
- The Necropolis rises behind it.
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