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The Glasgow Necropolis

Glasgow

A Victorian city of the dead on a hill above the cathedral.

The Glasgow Necropolis is a vast Victorian cemetery on a hill beside the cathedral, with around 50,000 burials and grand tombs and mausoleums. It opened in 1833, when fear of body snatchers stealing corpses for medical schools was at its height, and graves were built to be secure.

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When
Opened 1833
Where
55.8620, -4.2310
Group
Mysterious graves

Visiting

Free to visit, with guided tours.

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