Provand’s Lordship

I would recommend the Provand’s Lordship as a 15 – 20 minute stop while in the Glasgow Cathedral area, especially since free, but likely would not make a special trip just to visit here.
It is the oldest house in Glasgow, and has some interesting wooden beamed ceilings, and tables and furniture from the 17^th century. The first floor also has some explanatory information about the house, though I would’ve liked to know more about its residents, building elements and uniqueness, and place in the city’s history.
One thing to note is that if you struggle with slightly uneven steps or low entryways, you may wish to be especially careful on the second and third floors. (At 5’2″ I generally cleared the ceilings without difficulty, but my 5’10″ husband was ducking in several places.)

I love me some old-​timey buildings, especially when they have free entry! Here you have Glasgow’s oldest building, from 1471, still standing and rich with local history. The entrance is not very obvious, which may explain why it was empty on a Saturday. But far be it from me to complain – I was happy to be able to wander at my leisure and enjoy the rough-​hewn & ancient furniture, heavy-​set walls and low ceilings. This is a great little spot on the tourist trail, especially as it’s easily combined with the religion museum and cathedral across the street.

I find this place is very attractive to a certain group of people. Normally any colonial fits into this group. So, if you have a number of visitor from across the pond or down under, this place will normally fit the bill. The fact that it is just next to the Museum of Religion and the Cathedral makes it easy to «attraction jump» when the yawns start to appear.

One of the many free Museums in Glasgow, this is the oldest house built in Glasgow. It’s on the route on of the City Sightseeing Bus if you ever give that a chance, which I recommend.
Opposite Glasgow Cathedral and St. Mungo Museum, you can make a day of it going down this way.
There’s some interesting medieval history to be consumed in here, and you usually have the place to yourself to get immersed in it without hassle.
If you are on the tall side, you might have to watch your head!
Seemingly people weren’t so tall back in the 1400’s.
A recommended cultural highlight that could easily be missed.

I have visited the Provan’s Lordship, the oldest house in Glasgow, several times, both as part of a school trip, and on my own initiative. It was built in 1471 and is the only remaining building from medieval Glasgow.
Inside there is a lot to be learned about life at the time, with several eerie glassy-​eyed mannequins to illustrate what the inhabitants might have looked like. The thickness of the walls and the low ceilings are interesting features of the time.
It’s easy to walk past, with just a couple of modest signs proclaiming the history of the place. In my experience it’s rarely busy, except of course if a school trip has just descended on the place. Most of the children don’t have a lot of respect for the history, climbing all over the furniture and shrieking hysterically at the mannequins.
Admission is free, so I would definitely recommend taking time out to make a visit if you have even a passing interest in history.

Like all Glasgow Museums Provan’s Lordship is free to enter. Located at the top of the high street, is is about 10 minutes walk from the city centre. Worth a visit as it is the oldest house in Glasgow, built in 1471. The interior is from the 1700’s. Just across the street in St Mungo’s Musuem of religion, and Glasgow Cathedral. You could visit them all in an afternoon. Tea room in st. Mungo’s Musuem.

The oldest house in Glasgow situated right by St Mungos Museum, the Glasgow Cathedral and the Royal Infirmary (try to avoid visiting the latter). Very interesting to see a house this old and the size they built things atwatch your head. If history is your thing you’ll find it fascinating — if not it may still be worth a look for general interest and there’s the cathedral to visit as well if you have more time.

provand’s lordship is the oldest surviving house in glasgow — built in 1471 it is located directly across the road from glasgow cathedral and glasgow royal infirmary
the surrounding area was the exact spot where the city of glasgow was founded on the banks of the molendinar burn which now runs underneath the hospital — so all very historic and mediaeval
inside there is a fine collection representing the mediaeval furniture of the time and behind the well preserved building a medicinal garden is laid out to give one a view of the plants which were cultured there in the original hospital site