Entrance to Old Kilpatrick Cemetery
Introduction
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Entrance to Old Kilpatrick Cemetery
Image: © Lairich Rig Taken: 26 May 2012
The picture was taken from what is presently the north-western part of the Image See Image for the main description. The kirkyard was originally smaller. It was rectangular in shape; the original northern wall is the one that can be seen behind the Image, and the original western wall is the one into which the Image is built. The continuations of those walls intersect at about Image, which was the original north-western corner of the kirkyard. However, demand for lairs increased, and additional ground was purchased from Lord Blantyre. This allowed for the extension of the kirkyard in 1878. The additional ground, which lies to the north and the north-west of the church, includes this area on the near side of the entrance; that is why the date 1878 is inscribed above it. The date 1909 is written above the opposite side of the entrance, where Old Kilpatrick Cemetery is located: Image
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Image Location
Latitude
55.926701
Longitude
-4.461223