Location: Glasgow
Top Things to do in Glasgow
The 7 Best Cemeteries in Glasgow, Scotland
As Scotland’s largest city, Glasgow is famed for its culture, shopping and people. Spend your day exploring a wide range of fascinating free museums and galleries, enjoying the UK’s best shopping outside of London, and taking advantage of tips from friendly local people on the city’s hidden gems — then choose from 130+ weekly musical events for a special night out. Glasgow is also the perfect base for exploring more of Scotland, with great connections to the Highlands and the islands.
Restaurants in Glasgow
1. The Necropolis
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3,495 reviews
The Necropolis, Glasgow's Victorian City of the Dead, is a vast and grand cemetery modeled on Père-Lachaise in Paris. Described as one of the most significant cemeteries in Europe, it is a major visitor attraction and patrolled by Park Rangers. Heritage Trail maps are available to guide the visitor to the memorials and tombs of some of Glasgow's most eminent citizens.
Reviewed By acton28 - Manchester, United Kingdom
Firstly, it isn't morbid to visit a graveyard. They are places full of life. Wild patches of land, scattered with stones and tombs, housing lichens, mosses, trees and shrubs. Amongst them birds feed and a multitude of bugs can be seen. This Necropolis is scenic, with Glasgow Cathedral and the sprawling city as a backdrop. There is a bucket of history here and links to Texas, Wee Willie Winkie and so much more. The Celtic crosses, architecture and fine sculptures add depth to a wander away from it all. A place of death, full of life.
2. Southern Necropolis
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4.0 based on 6 reviews
Reviewed By Ev155 - Glasgow, United Kingdom
I was fortunate enough to be given a private tour round the Southern Necropolis by Colin Mackie with his wife Elsie Mackie. Sadly the dreich day made it less comfortable than it might have been had the sun been shining...BUT not even the constant rain could spoil these few hours. I didn’t even know it existed...having only heard of the Necropolis up near the Cathedral. Well Colin is just the best person to take you round this graveyard. He is definitely passionate about it...and I know that he, and a small team spend many hours looking after it in the way it deserves. The Council cut the grass...but these volunteers tend and improve the graves. There are many famous people in here...and if I remember only half of what Colin told me I will be a wiser person. It would be wonderful if funding could be found to make sure the majestic gatehouse is preserved...and made into a working building again. Any wealthy philanthropists out there? If you have time to go to The Gorbals in Glasgow then have a look round.
3. Ramshorn Graveyard
4. Western Necropolis
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4.0 based on 1 reviews
From ship building on the Clyde to hospitals based in the city, Glasgow was a major hub of military activity during both world war and today there are almost 500 service personnel at rest in Glasgow Western Necropolis.
5. Cathcart Cemetery
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 1 reviews
6. Glasgow Cathedral Old Burial Ground
7. Glasgow Cathedral Old Burial Ground
A walk through the Old Burial Ground of Glasgow Cathedral Bring up the Bodies: With the aid of images, pictures and other illustrations explore the lives of some of those interred within the Old Burial Ground and learn how they reflect the history of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain and (quite often) the World.
