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Glasgow, Brenfield Road, Cathcart Cemetery
Cemetery (19th Century) (1878)
Site Name Glasgow, Brenfield Road, Cathcart Cemetery
Classification Cemetery (19th Century) (1878)
Alternative Name(s) Muirend
Canmore ID 78494
Site Number NS55NE 61
NGR NS 58124 59593
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/78494
- Council East Renfrewshire
- Parish Cathcart (Eastwood)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Eastwood
- Former County Renfrewshire
EXTERNAL REFERENCE:
In the National Library of Scotland, Vol.I, No.53, of Watercolour Sketches by Thomas Brown, Advocate, is a view in the Cemetry at Cathcart.
Reference: 'Adv. MSS. 34.8.1-3'.
See under 'Water Colour Sketches, Series of, by Thomas Brown, Advocate'.
Note (11 September 2024)
Cemetery depicted on the first edition of the 25-inch OS map north of Netherlee Rd (1895). This original section makes up the north quadrant of the current extent as seen on orthoimagery provided by Bluesky International Ltd. OS 1km map square NS5859 (Core ID 4184030) flown on 3 April 2021.
On the second edition of the 25-inch OS map, the cemetery extends slightly to the southwest, still north of Netherlee Rd (1898).
On the third edition of the 25-inch OS map, the western quadrant expands in an L-shape, remaining north of Netherlee Rd (1913).
By the fourth edition, the cemetery reaches the current extent from the 2021 orthoimagery in the western quadrant. The cemetery also crosses Netherlee Rd to the SE, abutting Linn Park (1947).
The Cathcart Hebrew Cemetery appears on the fourth edition of the OS map NS55NE 236 (258401, 659779). This is incorporated into Cathcart Cemetery into an expanded Hebrew section at NS55NE 61.02 (258404, 659742) along with the Muslim section at NS55NE 61.03 (258282, 659642) by the 2021 orthoimagery.
Information provided by HES (C DeDeo) 11 September 2024.
