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Before we enter Glasgow Cathedral, Ranald MacInnes, Head of Heritage Management at Historic Scotland, asks us to stop and look around. Look across the square, imagine a time hundreds of years ago when this space was full of houses.

Today the Provand's Lordship is the only survivor of a number of buildings which once surrounded the Cathedral. In 1400 there was quite a large community here, it would have been like a little town in itself.

Now prepare for a surprise as Ranald MacInnes leads us through the main entrance to the Cathedral: "I hope like me you are surprised by the scale," he says, "The nave is enormous...taller than Westminster Abbey."

There are other surprises, deep down below, the crypt or Laigh Kirk (Low Church) of the Cathedral featured in Sir Walter Scott's novel Rob Roy.

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from Glasgow's Landmarks, released July 15, 2014

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Welcome to Walking Heads. Streetwise audio tours with a difference.

Walking Heads takes you to exciting places and guides you off the beaten track. We aim to bring hidden and overlooked places and people to life through interactive audio tours made and presented by people who love to explore and know the inside stories of cities and streets. ... more

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