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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Lanarkshire => Topic started by: islayhawk on Sunday 15 November 20 08:19 GMT (UK)
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My GParents were buried in St Kintegerns in Glasgow.I find it not possible to visit the grave due to distance etc. I Sister visited the cemetary and due to time constraints was not able to find the grave.
Is there anyone in that area who offers a service of visiting graves for photos. Or is there a caretaker in the cemetary who can guide me to the grave should I ever be fortunate to visit. an
I know that many many gravestones have been removed.
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Have you checked at https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Glasgow-Saint-Kentigern-Roman-Catholic-Cemetery/171091 and https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2147985/saint-kentigerns-cemetery ?
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In the past, if you had a Section and lair number it was possible to contact the cemetery office, which is located in the Western Necropolis cemetery. Several year ago I did that and arranged a date and time and someone took me to the location of the lair. Sadly there was no stone. However, I am sure I read somewhere, maybe on this forum, that they had stopped providing that service.
Do you have the Section and Lair number ?
You can sometimes locate a lair or at least the approx. location using the map https://www.glasgowfamilyhistory.org.uk/ExploreRecords/Documents/St%20Kentigerns%20Cemetery%20Plan.pdf . If you find the section, and have a close look at some headstones down near their base or on the sides. You sometimes find the lair reference number is inscribed. They are usually in sequence, tho not always, so you can narrow down the location within the section. Even if no stone exists, you can get a reasonable fix on where the lair is.
Andrew