• 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).
  • The Glasgow Necropolis is a prominent Victorian garden cemetery located on a low but prominent hill to the east of Glasgow Cathedral.
  • Sitting high above Glasgow Cathedral is the imposing Glasgow Necropolis, a Victorian city of the dead with over 50,000 people buried there.
  • Sir William Collins (1817–1895) was a famous figure in the temperance movement who served as Glasgow’s Lord Provost between 1877 and 1880.
  • Glasgow’s Necropolis, officially opened in April 1833, is on a low but very prominent hill adjacent to and looking down on Glasgow Cathedral.
  • It is said that following this event, one night in 1954, hundreds of school-aged children descended upon the Glasgow Necropolis.
  • 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 main entrance to the Necropolis is via ornate gates bearing the motif of the Merchants' House to the south of Glasgow Cathedral.
  • Built in the Classical Revival architectural fashion, the Necropolis was established by the Merchants' House of Glasgow in 1831.