Glasgow Necropolis

Glasgow Necropolis, Scotland - darkometer rating : 1 - A Victorian cemetery right next to Glasgow's cathedral, Scotland, Great Britain . It's one of the most stunning cemeteries in the country – and its inner city hillside location is quite exceptional too. > More background info > What there is to see > Location > Access and costs > Time required > Combinations with other dark destinations > Combinations with non-dark destinations More background info: The cemetery was deliberately planned with Pere Lachaise in Paris in mind. It may not quite match it, but is certainly one of the most stunning settings of any cemetery in Great Britain (although Highgate in London is unbeaten!). The proposal to turn a former park into the Necropolis was agreed on in 1928. The erection of the central John Knox monument on the top of the hill was started the same year, before the cemetery proper got going, which received its first permanent resident in 1832, interestingly a Jewish jeweller – the cemetery is interdenominational! Now there are some 3500 tombs. What there is to see: basically just a beautiful cemetery with some impressive big mausoleums and tombs – and a view over Glasgow. Here it's less about spotting graves of famous or notorious people, it's more just about the atmosphere. A look inside the beautiful (and nicely gloomy) Glasgow Cathedral has to be part of a visit. Location: to the north-east of Glasgow's inner city centre, about a mile from the central train station.