Section 13 Dalbeth

[Camillo]

Been looking unsuccessfully for a layout map of Dalbeth. I have a section I've never been to before which I'm looking for. I know where Sections 10 and 12 are but Section 13?

Is it in the corner down the hill from Section 10 just before the Clyde?

Any help much appreciated.

[MonicaL]

Hi Camillo 

You could try sending a PM to Gerry Farrell to see if he can help in working out where Section 13 may be located. See here for one of his previous posts on Dalbeth. In this thread www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,338593.0.html he mentions there is no map (reply #18) but he may be able to help in working out location from other relevant info.

Monica 

[Camillo]

Thanks Monica. Ever helpful as usual.

[gerryfarrell]

Hi Camillo,
I have send you a reply via Pm, However I thought I would share the information with anyone else who may also have an interest in Dalbeth.
Dalbeth / St Peter's is a massive cemetery in Glasgow, and one if only a couple still operated by the Catholic Church. The part which my interest lies is with the old walled off part which sat hidden from public view for a long time by tree's and bushes. Over the past few years this has been cleared and is looking like a cemetery again. There is however no surviving lair plan for this part and I have been working away shifting through records etc to try and come up with even a rough plan.
Two years on, and with the help of some others its looking very close to being completed.
St Peters however is still open (if that's the correct term) and the cemetery should have a plan layout of the sections.
I have added a pic of the cemetery and boxed off the old part where my interest lies and as you will see its a very small section of the graveyard, so i hope people enquiring about the other parts understand why I'm sadly unable to help them with section or lair locations there.

Gerry

[apanderson]

Hi Camillo,

Section 13 is the first section on your right running along London Road. It sits directly behind the wall/trees on the right side of the road in. (Turning right and over the wee bridge beside the office)

I've attempted to mark some sections on the attached map - hope it works!!

c = Common Ground

Anne.

[apanderson]

Another wee hint which might help .......

Section 13 has some CWGC War Graves, so if you go to the CWGC site, change the pulldown menu from 'Casualties' to 'Cemeteries', enter 'Glasgow', look for St. Peters, then go through all the listed graves in Section 13. (The link below should take you to the first page, but if it doesn't, use the 'method' already explained)

http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_reports.aspx?cemetery=74406&mode=1

There may be one quite near to the one you're looking for. Most of the time, CWGC stones are well maintained, so they are normally quite easy to find.

Anne

[MonicaL]

That map layout works a treat Anne 

Monica

[gerryfarrell]

Well done Anne, The layout map should be a great help to many.

Gerry

[Camillo]

Thanks folks. That's really useful. The map is excellent. We do have two burials in old dalbeth Gerry which we'd like to commemorate but the prospect is unlikely from what I hear due to the difficulty in locating the lairs.