Glasgow Necropolis
The Glasgow Necropolis is a Victorian cemetery located on a low but very prominent hill to the east of Glasgow Cathedral.
About Glasgow Necropolis
| 70 Cathedral Square, Glasgow City Centre G4 0UZ | |
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Fifty thousand individuals have been buried here. Typically for the period only a small percentage are named on monuments and not every grave has a stone. Approximately 3500 monuments exist here.
The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis Group organise guided walking tours of this cemetery full of wonderful architecture, sculpture and fascinating stories relating to the people buried there.
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The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis run regular friendly and informal walking tours of the Glasgow Necropolis!
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