Inverkip Street Burial Ground :: Shared Description
This burial ground opened in 1787; the existing one at the Old West Kirk had, by then, proved too small for Greenock's growing population. See a Geograph article – Link
– for a more detailed history. For all of the inscriptions, see "Renfrewshire MI pre-1855" (vol 1). The adjacent Duncan Street Burial Ground – Link – was created in 1816. These grounds were closed up in 1859, having been superseded by Greenock Cemetery: Link
The Inverkip Street Burial Ground is discussed in the last few pages of Link (PDF).
– for a more detailed history. For all of the inscriptions, see "Renfrewshire MI pre-1855" (vol 1). The adjacent Duncan Street Burial Ground – Link – was created in 1816. These grounds were closed up in 1859, having been superseded by Greenock Cemetery: LinkThe Inverkip Street Burial Ground is discussed in the last few pages of Link
(PDF).by Lairich Rig
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Created: Mon, 29 Jul 2013, Updated: Sun, 22 May 2016
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