Glasgow Necropolis
Victorian cemetery in Glasgow, Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Glasgow Necropolis is a Victorian cemetery in Glasgow, Scotland. It is on a low but very prominent hill to the east of Glasgow Cathedral (St. Mungo's Cathedral). Fifty thousand individuals have been buried here.[1] Typical for the period, only a small percentage are named on monuments and not every grave has a stone. Approximately 3,500 monuments exist here.
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Established | 1832; 192 years ago (1832) |
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Country | Scotland |
Coordinates | 55.86217°N 4.23340°W / 55.86217; -4.23340 |
Type | Public |
Size | 37 acres (15 ha) |
No. of interments | 50,000 |
Website | http://www.glasgownecropolis.org |
Find a Grave | Glasgow Necropolis |
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