Free guided tour of the medieval manor house Provan Hall, showing archaeological evidence of how the building looked across the centuries.
Provan Hall is running a guided tour, Provan Hall Uncovered, on Friday 6 November from 1:30pm to 2:30pm. It's part of the exhibition Provan Hall Uncovered: The Archaeology of Provan Hall, which takes a look at the building's long history through the things found in the ground. The tour is free to join.
Provan Hall is an A-listed medieval building in the heart of Easterhouse and one of Glasgow's oldest. It started as a fortified manor house built for the Bishops of Glasgow, and later housed wealthy families, including the Baillies, who served as Lords Provost of the city. It was abandoned in the 17th century and left to decay, then restored by the Glasgow Corporation in the early 20th century, when it worked as a museum and community centre until it closed to the public in the 1980s. A recent £2 million restoration repaired the structure, brought back the interior and opened new exhibition spaces; it now hosts weddings, concerts and community gatherings, and is known as one of the city's most haunted houses.
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On the tour, you'll see archaeological evidence of how the hall looked across different eras, along with photos from the project, and hear about the people who lived there. The exhibition itself comes from a conservation project that ran from 2019 to 2023, the full details of which will be published in The Scottish Archaeological Journal in 2027. If you can't make the 6th, the tour also runs on 13, 20 and 27 November. It's at Provan Hall, 11 Auchinlea Road, Glasgow East End G34 9PQ, from 1:30pm to 2:30pm, and entry is free.
