Provan Hall is a historic place composed of two buildings built about the 15th century and situated in Auchinlea Park, Glasgow. The name 'Hall of Provan' was used in early records. Today, the use of the name 'Provan Hall' or 'Provanhall' is used to refer to the buildings collectively.

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Founded: 15th century
Category: Miscellaneous historic sites in United Kingdom

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Andrew O'Connor (5 months ago)
Fab find of where James VI and James 1 and the Crown of Scotland changed hands
Frank Macpherson (11 months ago)
Site not open yet after refurbishment , so only got a walk round perimeter. Looking great and looks like it might be opening again soon. Potentially older than Provands Lordship on High St.
Fraser Liddell (2 years ago)
Will be 5⭐s once it's finished currently being renovated
TROGLODYTE (4 years ago)
Stinker hopes it burns
Al Alexander (5 years ago)
Architect unknown Category A listed This was the country seat of the medieval prebend (a sort of large parish) of Barlanark. The priest who lived here would spend six months each year preaching at Glasgow Cathedral and the other six here. Two buildings sit across a courtyard with whinstone walls completing the defensive enclosure. The north block, with its stout stair tower, looks older. However the southern block may simply be much adapted to its current Georgian appearance. The ground-floor vaulted roofs in the north building run in different directions, creating a structure of great stability. A timber tower, like a traditional Scots keep, may once have adjoined its western gable.
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