Scottish Cemetery, 19th-century burial ground in Kolkata, India.
The Scottish Cemetery spans three acres on Karaya Bazar Road, containing over 1800 burial plots marked with sandstone and granite headstones from Scotland.
Established in 1820, the cemetery served Scottish soldiers, missionaries, and traders until the 1940s, when India gained independence from British rule.
The burial records show that ninety percent of the interred individuals carried Scottish names like Anderson and McGregor, while ten percent were Bengali.
The Kolkata Scottish Heritage Trust manages the cemetery restoration projects and maintains digital archives in partnership with Presidency University.
Following decades of abandonment, the cemetery grounds transformed into a natural sanctuary for local endangered plant and animal species.
Location: Ward No. 64, Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Inception: 1820
Website: http://kolscotheritage.org
GPS coordinates: 22.54483,88.36262
Latest update: November 13, 2025 02:08
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