Glasgow Necropolis
The Glasgow Necropolis is a Victorian cemetery in Glasgow, Scotland. It is on a low but very prominent hill to the east of Glasgow Cathedral in an area bordered by the Townhead and Dennistoun districts to the north east of the modern city centre.
- Cemetery
- …is also known as “Glasgow Necropolis, Glasgow”
- …is partly wheelchair accessible
- …dates from 1833
- Description: cemetery in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Address: 70 Cathedral Square, Glasgow, G4 0UZ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glasgow Cathedral and John Knox Memorial.
Glasgow Cathedral
Church
Glasgow Cathedral is a parish church of the Church of Scotland in Glasgow, Scotland. Glasgow Cathedral is situated 570 feet west of Glasgow Necropolis.
St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art
Museum
The St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art is a museum of religion in Glasgow, Scotland. St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art is situated 910 feet west of Glasgow Necropolis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Townhead and Dennistoun.
Glasgow Necropolis
- Category: burial
- Location
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Latitude
55.8628° or 55° 51′ 46″ north
Longitude
-4.23185° or 4° 13′ 55″ west
Open location code
9C7QVQ79+47
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Glasgow Necropolis” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Necropolis de Glasgow”
- Chinese: “格拉斯哥墓地”
- Chinese: “格拉斯哥大墓地”
- Dutch: “Glasgow Necropolis”
- Esperanto: “Glasgova Nekropolo”
- French: “Glasgow Necropolis”
- French: “Nécropole de Glasgow”
- German: “Glasgow Necropolis”
- Italian: “Glasgow Necropolis”
- Scots: “Glesga Necropolis”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Cladh Mór Ghlaschu”
- Spanish: “Necropolis de Glasgow”
- Spanish: “Necrópolis de Glasgow”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Golfhill and Bridge of Sighs.
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