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A mural on a tenement gable end shows a bearded man in a beanie looking down at a robin perched on his hand, a red car parked below.
Glasgow

Murals of St Mungo & St Enoch

Smug's giant murals at the top of the High Street: St Mungo with his robin, painted in 2016, and his mother St Enoch, newly repainted, a short walk from the cathedral.

Welcome

At the top of the High Street, in the oldest part of Glasgow, two gable ends tell the city's founding story.

On one, the artist Smug painted St Mungo, Glasgow's patron saint, as a man of today: bearded, in a woolly hat and a worn coat, looking down at a robin perched on his hand. He finished it in February 2016, and it never had an official title. It became famous when a picture of it was shared about 1.5 million times in its first week.

A few steps away is his mother, St Enoch, also known as St Thenue. Smug has since repainted her, turning to her later years in Glasgow, drawn from Rebecca Sharp's poetry play Maiden Mother Mage. She meets your eye in greens and purples, framed by foxgloves, the flowers once called fairy bells. From here the cathedral is a short walk up the hill.

Close byDrygate BreweryA brewery and bar in an old box factory, brewing since 2013.1 min by roadSee itDrygate Brewery
Before you go

Both murals are on the street and can be seen at any hour.

St Mungo is on the High Street; St Enoch is a few steps away towards George Street. Glasgow Cathedral, St Mungo Museum and Provand's Lordship are up the hill.

Where
The High Street, near George Street.
Next
Glasgow Cathedral and Provand's Lordship, up the hill.
Where it is

The High Street in the oldest part of Glasgow, below the cathedral.

Close byUp the hill, or along the trail.
  1. St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art on Cathedral Square.St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and ArtA museum of the world's religions on Cathedral Square.Under a mile1 min by road
  2. A chocolate dessert with a coffee cream centre and cocoa crumb on a blue plate.Celentano'sUnder a mile1 min by road
  3. Glasgow CathedralGlasgow CathedralScotland's finest surviving medieval cathedral, over St Mungo's grave.Under a mile2 min by road
  4. Path through Victorian monuments and obelisks overlooking Glasgow's tower blocks and skylineThe NecropolisThe Victorian cemetery on the hill behind the cathedral.Under a mile1 min by road
  5. The Honey I Shrunk the Kids mural, a girl peering through a magnifying glass across a tall gable end.Glasgow Mural TrailThe rest of the city centre's giant murals, from a floating taxi to the Wonderwall.Under a mile3 min by road
Directions
Drygate Brewing building with steel fermentation tanks and snowflake decorations on the wallRestaurantsDrygate Brewery0.3 miles
A chef plating a dish with tweezers.RestaurantsSwadish0.3 miles
The bar at Babbity Bowster, dark wooden tables and booths below tall windows.RestaurantsBabbity Bowster0.3 miles
Corner building with wooden benches and planters on a Glasgow streetCafeSpitfire Espresso0.4 miles
A server at the white counter with bowls ready to fill.CafeSprigg0.4 miles
A sandstone shopfront reads "Cafe Gandolfi" and "Bar Gandolfi", green-framed windows and a lit doorway numbered 64 along the street.RestaurantsCafe Gandolfi0.4 miles
Tennents Lager mural on a brick wall outside the brewery's silosAttractionsTennent's Story Heritage Centre0.4 miles
A long straight Merchant City street of sandstone buildings under a pale pink sky.AttractionsMerchant City0.4 miles
A waiter carrying copper dishes through the busy dining room.RestaurantsDakhin0.4 miles
Stay nearby

Places to stay near the murals, and when each is next free.

A grey sofa with cushions sits before a black and white kitchen, a framed print on the wall to the left.Moment Blythswood Street
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Glasgow
  • Under a mile from the murals
Check datesCrossbasket Castle, GlasgowCrossbasket Castle
  • To stay
  • In Glasgow
  • 7 miles from the murals
Check datesA grey corner sofa with cushions and a sheepskin throw sits before a shelf of books and a round mirror, a wood burning stove and log store to the right.Talli House
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Dunlop
  • 13 miles from the murals
Free 30 Oct – 1 NovPlaces to stayEvery stay in GlasgowAll our places to stay nearby, to search by date and by who is coming.See them all
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