Glasgow Necropolis
| Glasgow Necropolis | |
|---|---|
Aerial view of Glasgow Necropolis | |
Interactive map of Glasgow Necropolis | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1832 |
| Location | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°51′44″N 4°14′00″W / 55.86217°N 4.23340°W |
| Type | Public |
| Size | 37 acres (15 ha) |
| No. of interments | 50,000 |
| Website | http://www.glasgownecropolis.org |
| The Political Graveyard | |
| Official name | The Necropolis |
| Designated | 1 July 1987 |
| Reference no. | GDL00366 |
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 (St Mungo's Cathedral) in an area bordered by the Townhead and Dennistoun districts to the north east of the modern city centre. Fifty thousand individuals have been buried here. Typical for the period, only a small percentage are named on monuments and not every grave has a stone. Approximately 3,500 monuments exist here.