The cemetery, which predates the Necropolis by a century, holds the graves of merchants, Lord Provosts, and other famous figures.

It can be depressing, this kind of thing: the lack of respect. There are similar problems in Glasgow’s other cemeteries and graveyards – damage, troublemakers, vandals – but I’m pleased to ...

“The Cairn was set up in 1973 for John MacLean, who was a very famous son of Glasgow. This is where he was born and bred, and he’s only buried a couple of miles away in Eastwood Cemetery. “All the ...