Western Cemetery
Western Cemetery, on the Perth Road, is a pleasant and interesting spot for walks and many people also find it useful for genealogical research.
Western Cemetery was originally opened by a commercial company in 1845, and then purchased by the City of Dundee District Council in 1979.
- View the Western Cemetery Map (232KB PDF)
Many people of historical interest are buried here including:
James Bowman Lindsay (1799-1862) an early experimenter with electricity who, in 1835 demonstrated a 'constant electric light,' 40 years before Thomas Edison.
Preston Watson (1880-1915) was an aeronautical pioneer who some claim to have made the worlds first powered flight over the Carse of Gowrie, several months before the Wright brothers in America.
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This information is provided by the Environment Department
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