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Postby johnnyanglia » Mon Mar 08, 2004 9:58 pm

The cemetary near Holmwood House has a (once)beautiful gravestone / tomb dedicated to someone by the name of Hood built in the 1920's in the Egyptian style with Papyrus leaves and a statue of Anubis resting on the stone. Unfortunately Vandals have all but destroyed this beautiful monument. Just across the road is a Jewish cemetary which is well worth a look.
At the south western edge of Castlemilk next to a small farm is a little early 19th century graveyard which is fascinating. There is another interesting one in the village of Carmunnock less than a mile further up the road.
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Postby Fossil » Mon Mar 08, 2004 10:03 pm

where exactly is the one in Castlemilk?
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Postby crusty_bint » Mon Mar 08, 2004 10:11 pm

I think I know the one... is it the one beside the farm on carmunnock Rd, just at the roundabout... its quite near to Linn cemetary... Mid Netherton i think the area's called?
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Postby johnnyanglia » Tue Mar 09, 2004 8:39 pm

That's the one. Well spotted. Just past the field beyond that there are some little brick buildings dug into the ground. When i was young i was told that this was a military installation. I dont know what it is but i dont think it is anything to do with the military. Incidently the part of Castlemilk across the road from the farm used to be called "Babyland" due to the high number of young families that used to live there in the 1970's.
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Postby Pgcc93 » Tue Mar 09, 2004 10:51 pm

I remember coming across the Jewish part of the cemetery about 20 years ago and it struck me as a rather exotic place, well for a Glasgow boy who had never been further than Cornwall on holiday, with all the Hebrew writing on the gravestones etc.

A schoolmate took me up to the Carmunock graveyard years ago to show me the 'Pirates' grave!!, and there it was in all it's splendour with a skull and crossbone's engraved into the ancient stone with a 1700's date no less. (Very much Pirate time in my book)
Sadly Ronnie (The Voice of Reason) put a damper on my romantic notion of Pirate Graves last week by telling me that there were hundreds like this throughout the city :cry: And had nothing to do with Piracy :cry:
I'll hand you over to The Authority that is Ronnie for a proper and informed answer to this style of grave.

Ronnie it's all yours mate. :wink:
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Postby Fossil » Tue Mar 09, 2004 11:00 pm

will you be joining all of us Pgcc93 for the Tour of Death (cue organ music and screems)
.... may be this should be the event name
THE TOUR OF DEATH.... :twisted:
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Postby Pgcc93 » Tue Mar 09, 2004 11:05 pm

Yup! I'll be there with my Lum Hat & Silk lined cape! :twisted:
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Postby Sharon » Sat Mar 13, 2004 1:56 pm

So are we settled on Sunday 21st March 10:30am for the Graveyard walk, with freestyle tree climbing an optional extra?

Where should we meet?
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Postby Fossil » Sat Mar 13, 2004 3:04 pm

How about The Ramshorn? It’s central for most I think. No chance of a 10am start then? :cry:
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Postby Sharon » Sat Mar 13, 2004 3:10 pm

ok...10am at the Ramshorn is fine for me...any moaning and i'll direct them your way! :wink:
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Postby Sharon » Sat Mar 13, 2004 3:49 pm

[url=http://www.hiddenglasgow.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=265]EVENT: Walking among the dead and climbing their trees! 21st March
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Postby crusty_bint » Sun Mar 14, 2004 6:19 pm

here i go, it's coming for me through the trees
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Postby Fossil » Sat Mar 20, 2004 10:49 am

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Postby Sharon » Sat Mar 20, 2004 11:11 am

hmmmm

Likelihood of Rain: 100 %

what do you reckon.... are we fair weather graveyard walkers...??

or do we go anyway?
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Postby Ronnie » Sat Mar 20, 2004 11:26 am

BBC offers better weather (for licence payers only, obviously) ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml ... 0006&links

Sunshine and showers ...
I'm still game.

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(about to take Glasgow High School round the Necropolis in pouring rain!)
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