Scottish Cemetery at Calcutta
The Scottish Cemetery at Calcutta was established in 1820 catering to the specific needs of the large Scottish population in the Kolkata area. These Scots, including soldiers, missionaries, jute traders and businessmen, were attached to numerous enterprises in the area such as the headquarters of the East India Company, and the administration of the British India, whose capital was here.- Cemetery
- Description: christian cemetery at Kolkata
- Also known as“Scots and Dissenters’ Cemetery”“Scottish Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South Park Street Cemetery and Lower Circular Road cemetery.
South Park Street Cemetery
South Park Street Cemetery, formerly known as the… South Park Street Cemetery is situated 290 metres northwest of Scottish Cemetery at Calcutta.
Lower Circular Road cemetery
Cemetery
Lower Circular Road Cemetery, also known as General… Lower Circular Road cemetery is situated 320 metres northeast of Scottish Cemetery at Calcutta.
Belle Vue Clinic
Belle Vue Clinic is a NABH accredited for-profit… Belle Vue Clinic is situated 1 km west of Scottish Cemetery at Calcutta.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beniapukur and Entali.
Beniapukur
Suburb
Beniapukur is a neighbourhood of Central Kolkata…
Scottish Cemetery at Calcutta
- Category: burial
- Location
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Latitude
22.5449° or 22° 32′ 42″ north
Longitude
88.36266° or 88° 21′ 46″ east
Open location code
7MJCG9V7+X3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Catalan—“Scottish Cemetery at Calcutta” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Scottish Cemetery at Calcutta”
- Bengali: “কলকাতা স্কটিশ কবরস্থান”
- Catalan: “Cementiri Escocès”
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