Provand's Lordship
5 minute walk from High Street (Glasgow) station · Glasgow and West Central
Provand's Lordship is a medieval historic house museum located in the Townhead area of Glasgow. Originally built in 1471 by Bishop Andrew Muirhead as part of St Nicholas’s Hospital, it stands as a significant piece of the city's history within sight of Glasgow Cathedral.
This remarkable building is one of the few surviving medieval structures in the area. Over the centuries, it has served as a hospital and even a sweet shop before being protected and restored. Visitors can now appreciate the house's 15th-century appearance, which is preserved through traditional roughcast render.
Inside the museum, you can explore a unique collection of seventeenth-century Scottish furniture donated by Sir William Burrell. The house offers a chance to step back in time and experience the historic atmosphere of a building that has been carefully restored for the public to enjoy.
Visitor information
- Place type
- Historic house
- Good for
- Architecture, Historic houses, Local & social history, Museums
- Characteristics
- Medieval, Nationally significant
- Admission
- Free
- Region
- Glasgow and West Central
Stations within walking distance
- High Street (Glasgow) station — 5 min walk, 0.4 km
- Glasgow Queen Street station — 14 min walk, 1.1 km
- Bellgrove station — 16 min walk, 1.3 km
- Argyle Street station — 18 min walk, 1.4 km
- Glasgow Central station — 21 min walk, 1.7 km
Other places near High Street (Glasgow)
- St Mungo Museum of Religious Life & Art — 5 min walk from the station
- Glasgow Cathedral — 7 min walk from the station
- Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre — 8 min walk from the station
- Gallery of Modern Art — 9 min walk from the station
- Glasgow Necropolis — 11 min walk from the station
- Glasgow Royal Concert Hall — 14 min walk from the station