The necropolis stretches for about 3 blocks on the edge of the city centre of Glasglow. If you take the train to Glasgow central you are within walking distance of many sights including the modern art museum, St. Mungo's Cathedral, and the People's palace. The necropolis is interesting because almost every single tombstone is elaborate and very large, much different from the sort of uniformity of grave sites in the U.S. Most of the people were unrecognizable and essentially your "average Joe" if you will (aside from the part that they probably had enough money to have a proper, and elaborate burial), but there were some people of interest including John Knox. We happened to visit on the same day as "The Queens Annual Parade" as we were told by a local police authority, so Kevin and I were literally the only two people in the entire place. It was pretty creepy!
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