Image in 1926-28; see Image, Image and Image A few of the old memorials were transferred to the kirkyard of the Old West Kirk in its new location: see Image, and links to individual stones from there. However, the remainder were transferred to the area shown in the present photograph, where they are grouped closely together. Many of the stones are now overgrown, but a few of the inscriptions are still legible. For one example (from the western corner of the enclosure), see Image."> Memorials from the Old West Kirk
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Memorials from the Old West Kirk

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Memorials from the Old West Kirk

Image: © Lairich Rig Taken: 17 Sep 2011

There is an inscription on the large obelisk on the left: "This memorial is in commemoration of the removal and re-interment here of the remains of those buried in the Old West Kirkyard, Greenock, AD 1928." This refers to the relocation of Image in 1926-28; see Image, Image and Image A few of the old memorials were transferred to the kirkyard of the Old West Kirk in its new location: see Image, and links to individual stones from there. However, the remainder were transferred to the area shown in the present photograph, where they are grouped closely together. Many of the stones are now overgrown, but a few of the inscriptions are still legible. For one example (from the western corner of the enclosure), see Image

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Image Location

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Latitude
55.948274
Longitude
-4.781997