Warriston Cemetery

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Title

Warriston Cemetery

Description

Warriston was the first designed garden cemetery (opened 1843) in Edinburgh. Many of the illustrious and anonymous of the day were interred there. Later it was neglected until the City implemented a Compulsory Purchase Order. The older parts became overgrown with invasive weeds and excess ivy until the Friends of Warriston Cemetery started clearance in 2013, to ensure that gravestones and fascinating monuments can be viewed, family graves visited, history and heritage enjoyed, whilst enhancing the Local Biodiversity aspects.

Source

edinburgh

Date

1843

Type

Museum

Identifier

1968

Spatial Coverage

current,55.96783,-3.198532;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

43 Warriston Gardens

Place

Edinburgh

IsNewThisYear

No

ArchitectName

David Cousin

OpeningDate1

29/9/2018

OpeningTime1

13:00 - 16:00

Activities

Wheelchair access with assistance

Visual displays, information leaflets/notes, stewards/volunteers at key points

www.friendsofwarristoncemetery.com

WC

No

DisabledWC

No

DisabledAccess

Yes

Refreshments

No

EventsForChildren

No

Parking

Yes

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

12981

IsIncludedThisYear

No

Postcode

EH3 5NE

Citation

“Warriston Cemetery,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 5, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/1966.

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