Auld Aisle Cemetery Explained

Auld Aisle Cemetery
Coordinates:	55.9324°N -4.1384°W
Designation1:	category a listed building
Designation1 Date:	14 May 1971

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

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.

Notable burials

• Alexander Bain (1811–1877), first to invent and patent the electric clock^[2]
• 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^[3]

War graves

The cemetery contains the graves of 38 Commonwealth service personnel, 17 from World War I and 21 from World War II.^[4]

External links

• • http://m.kirkintilloch-herald.co.uk/news/local-headlines/drivers-urged-to-respect-the-dead-1-3264113

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stephen Stewart . Cemeteries and parklands damaged by horse riders - Herald Scotland | Sport | SPL | Aberdeen . Herald Scotland . 2006-04-24 . 2011-11-21.
2. Web site: Emmy for Scottish TV pioneer Alexander Bain . BBC.com News. 2016-01-05 . 2018-05-02.
3. Web site: Friends' farewell to bullies victim: Mother of friend may sue suicide teenager's school . HeraldScotland . 2018-05-02.
4. Web site: Cemetery Details CWGC. 2021-04-16. www.cwgc.org. en.