• Welcome to the online home of The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis – the official guides of the Necropolis.
  • 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).
  • One of the most beautiful cemeteries in the world, Glasgow Necropolis has commanded a lot of attention because of its architectural beauty and aesthetics.
  • The opening of the Necropolis marked the “culmination of more than 30 years of expansion and improvement in Glasgow’s burial provision.”
  • The Glasgow Necropolis is one of Europe's most important cemeteries, and a wonderful memorial to the Victorian era itself as well as the final resting place of 50...
  • The main entrance to the Necropolis is via ornate gates bearing the motif of the Merchants' House to the south of Glasgow Cathedral.
  • Glasgow’s Necropolis, officially opened in April 1833, is on a low but very prominent hill adjacent to and looking down on Glasgow Cathedral.
  • The Glasgow Necropolis is a Victorian cemetery located on a low but very prominent hill to the east of Glasgow Cathedral.
  • Glasgow Necropolis is located next to the Glasgow cathedral, why not explore the Crypt within the Cathedral, which was built in the mid-1200s.
  • Sir William Collins (1817–1895) was a famous figure in the temperance movement who served as Glasgow’s Lord Provost between 1877 and 1880.