They stones date back to the Kingdom of Strathclyde
Venture anywhere in Scotland and there is likely to be some sort of historical landmark there dating back hundreds if not thousands of years.
This may certainly be true of the people of Glasgow, who are surrounded by fascinating history — from the remains of an ancient Roman bathhouse to a box said to contain the bones of Saint Valentine himself. The stones, which according to VisitScotland are "Glasgow's best kept secret", date back as far as the ninth century. At this time, before the country of Scotland as we know it today existed, the Vikings were raiding the Clyde region and beyond.
The site now occupied by the Govan Old Church is thought to have been an important location within the Kingdom of Strathclyde, hence the placement of the stones there. Eventually, following altercations with the Vikings, the Kingdom was absorbed by the Kingdom of Alba, becoming part of the Kingdom of Scotland.
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