Ramshorn Graveyard Tour

Tobacco lords, body snatchers, plague and pestilence... Ramshorn Graveyard in the heart of Glasgow's Merchant City has seen it all! Find out more by joining one of their regular free tours.

About Ramshorn Graveyard Tour

	20th May 2026 22nd May 2026 27th May 2026 plus 43 more date(s), see below for more info
	11am - 1pm
	Ramshorn Graveyard 98 Ingram Street, Glasgow City Centre G1 1EX
	Free - donations welcome
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Tobacco lords, body snatchers, plague and pestilence... Ramshorn Graveyard in the heart of Glasgow's Merchant City has seen it all! Find out more by joining one of these regular free tours.

The Friends of Ramshorn Graveyard are pleased to announce the return of the ever popular Free Tour of the Ramshorn Graveyard.

Situated on Ingram St. in the heart of the City Centre and opened in 1719 the Ramshorn Graveyard was the burial place of choice for the good and the great of the City including the Buchanans, the Glassfords and many other Tobacco Lords and Merchants whose mercantile activities helped Glasgow become the second City of the Empire.

Predating the Necropolis by over 100 years the graveyard has witnessed the growth of Glasgow in the 18th Century and resting alongside the Merchants and Craftsmen are Lord Provosts, M.P.s, ministers and other notables including David Dale and John Anderson the founder of Strathclyde University.

The tour will also cover the darker side of the graveyard including the grave robbing that was rife in the 19th Century and the measures taken to prevent it happening.

If you want to discover more about the Graveyard and the famous individuals buried there you can book a tour by emailing: tours@ramshorngraveyard.org

stating which date you would like and how many are in your party.

All dates are provided on our Website: ramshorngraveyard.org

Tours are free - donations welcome

Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult.

Additional Dates: 22 May 2026, 27 May 2026, 29 May 2026, 30 May 2026, 03 June 2026, 05 June 2026, 06 June 2026, 10 June 2026, 12 June 2026, 17 June 2026, 19 June 2026, 20 June 2026, 24 June 2026, 26 June 2026, 01 July 2026, 03 July 2026, 04 July 2026, 08 July 2026, 10 July 2026, 11 July 2026, 15 July 2026, 17 July 2026, 18 July 2026, 22 July 2026, 24 July 2026, 25 July 2026, 29 July 2026, 31 July 2026, 01 August 2026, 05 August 2026, 07 August 2026, 08 August 2026, 12 August 2026, 14 August 2026, 15 August 2026, 19 August 2026, 21 August 2026, 26 August 2026, 28 August 2026, 29 August 2026, 02 September 2026, 04 September 2026, 09 September 2026, 11 September 2026, 12 September 2026

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