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+44 141 577 3913

Cathcart Cemetery

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160 Brenfield Rd, Glasgow G44 3JW, UK

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The Necropolis, Southern Necropolis, Cardonald Cemetery, Linn Crematori, Eastwood New Cemetery

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Cathcart Cemetery is a cemetery in Cathcart, on the southern outskirts of Glasgow near Rutherglen in East Renfrewshire, which was opened in 1878.

Contents

It is divided into two sections, the older section and the newer Linn extension, divided by Netherlee Road. There are war graves in both sections; a total of 238 Commonwealth service personnel of both World Wars are buried here.

The cemetery contains the William and Mary Hood mausoleum, which is based upon the Philae Temple of Hathor. The cemetery gatehouse had been derelict for ten years until it was restored as a family home, winning a Glasgow Institute of Architects Design Award in 2011.

Cathcart cemetery


Notable burials

  • Hannah Frank (1908–2008), Scottish artist and sculptor
  • Hugh MacColl (1861–1915), Scottish man who founded Sevilla Fútbol Club being their first captain in 1890
  • Jessie MacLachlan (1866–1916), Scottish Gaelic soprano
  • Margaret "Madge" (née Metcalfe) Jefferson, actress and mother of Stan Laurel
  • Mark Sheridan (1864–1918), English music hall comedian and singer
  • Eric Woolfson (1945–2009), Scottish songwriter and musician; co-creator of The Alan Parsons Project

    • References

    Cathcart Cemetery Wikipedia
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