Dunedin Southern Cemetery
The Southern Cemetery in Dunedin, New Zealand was the first major cemetery to be opened in the city. The cemetery was opened in 1858, ten years after the founding of the city in an area known as Little Paisley.Photo: Benchill, Public domain.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Dunedin, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Southern Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kensington Oval and Dunedin Gasworks Museum.
Kensington Oval
Park
Photo: Grutness, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kensington Oval, formerly known as the South Dunedin Recreation Ground, is a park and sports ground in Kensington, Dunedin, New Zealand. It is also known as just The Oval, although this name has become less common in recent years due to the potential confusion with the University Oval in the north of the city. Kensington Oval is situated 410 metres northeast of Dunedin Southern Cemetery.
Dunedin Gasworks Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dunedin Gasworks Museum is located in South Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is one of only a few known preserved gasworks museums in the world. Dunedin Gasworks Museum is situated 790 metres southeast of Dunedin Southern Cemetery.
St Patrick’s Basilica
Church
Photo: Benchill, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Patrick's Basilica in South Dunedin, New Zealand is a Catholic church and was the architect Francis Petre's first departure from the Gothic style exemplified in his St. Joseph's Cathedral, Dunedin. St Patrick’s Basilica is situated 1 km southeast of Dunedin Southern Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kensington and South Dunedin.
Kensington
Quarter
Kensington is a small suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin, nestled to the south of a hilly spur between the central city and the major suburb of South Dunedin, 2.4 kilometres to the south of the city centre.
South Dunedin
Suburb
South Dunedin is a major inner city suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It is located, as its name suggests, 2.5 kilometres to the south of the city centre, on part of a large plain known simply as "The Flat".
Maryhill
Suburb
Maryhill is a residential suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It is located on a ridge to the southwest of the central city between the suburbs of Mornington, Kenmure, and Caversham.
Dunedin Southern Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Dunedin City, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-45.88965° or 45° 53′ 23″ southLongitude
170.49369° or 170° 29′ 37″ eastOpen location code
4V6G4F6V+4FOpenStreetMap ID
way 226204797OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q5314989
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“Dunedin Southern Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “南达尼丁墓园”
- Hausa: “Kabari na Kudancin Dunedin”
- Welsh: “Mynwent De Dunedin”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Zingari Richmond Football Club and Montecillo Park.
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