Glasgow Cathedral
Cathedral built on the site where St Mungo was thought to have been buried
Glasgow Cathedral
The present cathedral was built during the 13th to 15th centuries.
It is the only medieval cathedral on the Scottish mainland to have survived the 1560 Reformation virtually complete.
Highlights
- The crypt – constructed in the mid-13th century to house the tomb of St Kentigern.
- The ‘pulpitum’ – a richly carved stone screen separating choir from nave, inserted in the early 1400s with altar platforms dating from 1503.
- The ceiling in the Blackadder Aisle – built around 1500 by Archbishop Blackadder, with wonderfully beguiling carved stone bosses.
- The effigy of Bishop Wishart in the crypt – a friend of Wallace and Bruce, he fought for the Scottish cause against Edward I of England in the early 14th century.
Location
Region – Glasgow, Clyde and Ayrshire
Tel 0141 552 6891
Opening arrangements
Summer
1 April - 30 September, Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat, 9.30am to 5.30pm (Sundays 1pm to 5pm)
Winter
1 October to - 31 March, Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun, 9.30am to 4.30pm (Sundays 1pm to 4.30pm)
Admission prices
FREE ADMISSION
Events at Glasgow Cathedral
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