- Behind Glasgow Cathedral, this sizeable 19th-century necropolis stretches picturesquely up and over a green hill.
- Located next to Glasgow Cathedral the Glasgow Necropolis, with its elaborate tombs and memorials, is an atmospheric site.
- Download a map of the trail from the Glasgow City Council website.Glasgow Necropolis is within walking distance of central George Square.
- The Glasgow Necropolis is a Victorian cemetery in Glasgow, Scotland.
- Officially opened in 1840, there are around 250,000 people buried in the Necropolis, very few have gravestones, even fewer have names.
- The burial grounds continued to be run privately until 1966 when The Merchant’s House handed the Necropolis over to Glasgow City Council.
- Margaret Greene and David Webster have prepared a booklet entitled “Glasgow Necropolis: A Geological Trail” on behalf of the Strathclyde...
- The Glasgow Necropolis is a Victorian cemetery in Glasgow, Scotland.
- The Glasgow Necropolis is a Victorian cemetery in Glasgow, Scotland.
- Glasgow Necropolis is an extraordinary 19th century graveyard, situated just behind Glasgow Cathedral.