Glasgow, Gilmorehill
Sculpture (Medieval)
Site Name Glasgow, Gilmorehill
Classification Sculpture (Medieval)
Canmore ID 305616
Site Number NS56NE 4984
NGR NS 56 66
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/305616
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Govan (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
Excavation (1959)
NS 5666. Trenching operations connected with laying an electricity main cable, late in 1959, unearthed traces of a very fine late mediaeval stone sculpture within the University grounds. Further examination of the site was possible in May, 1960, when it was established that the fragments formed part of the rubble fill surrounding a terracotta drain-pipe, and their deposition probably dates from the late 19th or early 20th century.
The fragments consist of portions of the figures of at least four angels, carved in high relief in Caen oolitic limestone. Traces of the original paint are still to be seen on them. The style of the sculpture suggests it is French or North Italian work of the mid-15th century. Its original location and the circumstances of its deposition are not known.
R Livens 1959