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The Necropolis

50 Cathedral Square, Glasgow G4 0UZ, Scotland (Merchant City)
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As featured in 3 days in Glasgow
Ranked #15 of 147 attractions in Glasgow
Type: Cemeteries
Activities: Walking
Fee: No
Recommended length of visit: 1-2 hours
Owner description: The Necropolis, Glasgow's Victorian City of the Dead, is a vast and grand cemetery modeled on Père-Lachaise in Paris. Described as one of the most... more » Owner description: The Necropolis, Glasgow's Victorian City of the Dead, is a vast and grand cemetery modeled on Père-Lachaise in Paris. Described as one of the most significant cemeteries in Europe, it is a major visitor attraction and patrolled by Park Rangers. Heritage Trail maps are available to guide the visitor to the memorials and tombs of some of Glasgow's most eminent citizens. « less
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Langenthal
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2013 NEW

A great, mystic, interesting place to be, if you love celtic crosses and a spooky athmosphere. You have a great view over St. Mungos Cathedral and the whole city skyline and even to the highlands, if weather is fine.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2013 NEW via mobile

This is the best place in glasgow. Spooky,interesting and beautiful all at the same time. A MUST see while in scotland

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2013 NEW

I was lucky enough to come to the Necropolis on a sunny day and had a fantastic view of the city. The walk up was nice and easy and the perfect weather convinced me to sit for a snack and read my book. It was very calm and nice to see the interesting tombs. If there were a few information... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2013

I love it here, very peaceful & lots of interesting, haunting looking tombstones & lovely views. Shame about some of the grafitti though. Lovely in the autumn. Wear decent shoes & a lot of it is on hills.

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013

If you want to see the Cathedral and you have some free time to spare, take a stroll up the hill and look at the gravestones. Most have a date of death and tell you at what age people died but not a birth date, which surprised me and I haven't seen before. Do go on a warm and blue-skyed... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013

A easy walk to a really different graveyard filled with monuments and grave sites. The move to the site is a strange journey that almost makes you feel your part of funeral procession.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2013

We had a great walk around the Necropolis. It's actually a good place for a jog or run. Great views of the city from up there.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013 via mobile

A bit spooky but a great place to get a good view of the cathedral and the city. There are some really old and large tombs in this cemetery.

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See 4 more reviews by PavIova for Glasgow
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2013 via mobile

Lovely place and lovely monuments, tombs and head stones of the dead. We spent quite a lot of time wandering about have a look around. Must of been wealthy people to afford to be laid to rest in the area. Great views for the cathedral too

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2013

Set above the cathedral (and the tenennets brewery), the views from here over the city are breathtaking. I was lucky enough to have a local with me who gave me some insight in to the history of the site and it is fascinating, certainly worth doing a bit of leg work before or after a visit to read about some... More

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