Auld Aisle Cemetery

Auld Aisle Cemetery
The watchtower at Auld Aisle Cemetery
Coordinates	55.9324°N 4.1384°W / 55.9324; -4.1384
Listed Building – Category A
Designated	14 May 1971
Reference no.	LB36646
Location of the cemetery in East Dunbartonshire

The Auld Aisle Cemetery is located in Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The cemetery is protected as a category A listed building,^[1] and includes graves dating back to the eighteenth century.^[2]

History

The cemetery formed the grounds of St Ninian's Church, a pre-Reformation parish church. St Ninian's was abandoned after 1659, following the division of the old parish of Lenzie into Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch. The watchtower dates from the early 18th century, and the gate lodge was built when the cemetery was extended in 1863.^[1]

Notable burials

• Alexander Bain (1811–1877), first to invent and patent the electric clock^[3]
• Beatrice Clugston (1827–1888), social reformer, philanthropist
• Archibald Couper (1831–1892), chemist
• John Ferguson (1836–1906), politician
• David Gray (1838–1861), poet
• Nicola Ann Raphael (1985–2001), bullycide victim^[4]

War graves

The cemetery contains the graves of 38 Commonwealth service personnel, 17 from World War I and 21 from World War II.^[5]

References

1. Historic Environment Scotland. "Olde Isle Road, Auld Isle Cemetery Including Watch-house, Boundary Walls, Gatelodge and Gatepiers (Category A Listed Building) (LB36646)". Retrieved 13 March 2019.
2. Stephen Stewart (24 April 2006). "Cemeteries and parklands damaged by horse riders - Herald Scotland | Sport | SPL | Aberdeen". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
3. "Emmy for Scottish TV pioneer Alexander Bain". BBC.com News. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
4. "Friends' farewell to bullies victim: Mother of friend may sue suicide teenager's school". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
5. "Cemetery Details | CWGC". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

External links

• Auld Aisle Cemetery at Find a Grave
• http://m.kirkintilloch-herald.co.uk/news/local-headlines/drivers-urged-to-respect-the-dead-1-3264113^{[dead link‍]}